Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
Files
Document Type
Book
Description
A treat for John Irving addicts, and a perfect introduction to his work for the uninitiated. In his spirited opening piece, Irving explains how he became a writer: “A fiction writer’s memory is an especially imperfect provider of detail; we can always imagine a better detail than the one we can remember. The correct detail is rarely exactly what happened; the most truthful detail is what could have happened, or what should have.” There follow six scintillating stories written over the last twenty years. The collection ends with a homage to Charles Dickens.
Publication Date
1996
Publisher
Arcade
City
New York
State
NY
Award
2018 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction | Nonfiction
Repository Citation
Irving , J. (1996). Trying to Save Piggy Sneed. New York, NY: Arcade.
