The World According to Garp by John Irving
The novel follows the life of T.S. Garp, the illegitimate son of a feminist mother, who becomes a writer. Garp's life is filled with unusual experiences and characters, from his unconventional conception to his untimely death. He navigates through a world filled with sexual violence, infidelity, and gender issues, and his life story is punctuated by his own literary creations. His mother's feminist ideals and the tragic events of his life deeply influence his writing and worldview.
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- Published
- 1978
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 437-609
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Garpin Maailma
- Il Mondo Secondo Garp
- Verden Ifølge Garp
- Мир глазами Гарпа
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- 18th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 34th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 37th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 38th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 38th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 48th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 61st on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 64th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 70th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 76th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 82nd on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 85th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 91st on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 165th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
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- 501 Must-Read Books (LibraryThing)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" (The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- Top 100 Books (Lincoln Journal Star)
- Top 10 Books by Jeanette Winterson (Radical Reads)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)