About the book
Winner of the National Book Award
“Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it.” —The New Republic
“Wonderful…full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.”—Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp 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.
From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line — “we are all terminal cases” — The World According to Garp 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 — Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
Editions of The World According to Garp
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780676579116
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679603061
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780735277694
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780676973822
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780593186879
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345366764
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345418012
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345915535
- EBook
- ISBN 9780735276185
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736612517
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780375403842
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9781415909676
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9781415909683
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- ISBN 9780739320907
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- ISBN 9780307933614
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Winner of the National Book Award
“Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it.” —The New Republic
“Wonderful…full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.”—Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp 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.
From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line — “we are all terminal cases” — The World According to Garp 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 — Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
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Winner of the National Book Award
“Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it.” —The New Republic
“Wonderful…full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.”—Washington Post
Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp 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.
From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line — “we are all terminal cases” — The World According to Garp 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 — Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The World According to Garp?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The World According to Garp?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780676579116
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The World According to Garp?
John Irving
Who is the Publisher of the book The World According to Garp?
Knopf Canada
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The World According to Garp is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780676579116) and hardcover(ISBN 9780679603061) and hardcover(ISBN 9780735277694) and paperback(ISBN 9780676973822) and paperback(ISBN 9780593186879) and paperback(ISBN 9780345366764) and paperback(ISBN 9780345418012) and paperback(ISBN 9780345915535) and ebook(ISBN 9780735276185) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736612517) and audiobook(ISBN 9780375403842) and audiobook(ISBN 9781415909676) and audiobook(ISBN 9781415909683) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739320907) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307933614) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780736660495) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780736678841) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780739320891)
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