The World According to Garp
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Document Type
Book
Description
This is the life of Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes. Rich with "lunacy and sorrow"; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust.
Publication Date
1978
Publisher
Dutton
City
New York
State
NY
Award
2018 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction
Repository Citation
Irving , J. (1978). The World According to Garp. New York, NY: Dutton.
