The World According to Garp -- John Irving

<b><b><b>Winner of the National Book Award</b> <p/>"Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it." --<i>The New Republic</i></b><br><b><i><br></i>"Wonderful . . . full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking." --<i>Washington Post</i></b></b> <p/>Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, <i>The World According to Garp</i> is John Irving's breakout novel. The precursor of Irving's later protest novels, it is the story of Jenny, an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing--and of her son, Garp, less beloved but no less polarizing. <p/> From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line--"we are all terminal cases"--<i>The World According to Garp</i> maintains a breakneck pace. The subject of sexual hatred and violence--of intolerance of sexual minorities, and sexual differences--runs through the book, as relevant now as ever. Available in more than forty countries--with more than ten million copies in print--<i>Garp</i> is a comedy with forebodings of doom.<br><br><b>Author:</b> John Irving<br><b>Publisher:</b> Dutton Books<br><b>Published:</b> 08/31/2021<br><b>Pages:</b> 544<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.01lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780593186879<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 33<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </