1978 TheWorldAccordingtoGarpANovel
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- (Irving, 1978) ⇒ John Irving. (1978). “The World According to Garp: A Novel.” E. P. Dutton.
Subject Headings: The Hotel New Hampshire, The World According to Garp (Film), Emasculated Male.
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- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_According_to_Garp Retrieved:2016-10-28.
- The World According to Garp is John Irving's fifth novel, a literary Künstlerroman about a man born out of wedlock to a feminist leader who grows up to be a writer. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for several years. It was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979,[1] and its first paperback edition won the Award the following year. [2] [3]
A movie adaptation of the novel starring Robin Williams was released in 1982, with a screenplay written by Steve Tesich.
BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial broadcast a three-part adaptation of the novel by Linda Marshall Griffiths in January 2014. The production was directed by Nadia Molinari and featured Miranda Richardson as Jenny, Lee Ingleby as Garp, Jonathan Keeble as Roberta and Lyndsey Marshal as Helen.
- The World According to Garp is John Irving's fifth novel, a literary Künstlerroman about a man born out of wedlock to a feminist leader who grows up to be a writer. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for several years. It was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979,[1] and its first paperback edition won the Award the following year. [2] [3]
- ↑ "National Book Awards – 1979". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
(With essays by Deb Caletti and Craig Nova from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.) - ↑ Garp won the 1980 award for paperback general Fiction. From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Awards history there were dual hardcover and paperback awards in most categories, and multiple fiction categories, especially in 1980. Most of the paperback award-winners were reprints, including this one.
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| 1978 TheWorldAccordingtoGarpANovel | John Irving | The World According to Garp: A Novel | 1978 |