John Irving

John Irving - Photo courtesy of Random House, Inc. There are few voices in American fiction that are as compelling and as original as that of John Irving. In fact, he is downright intoxicating. His compelling prose has a clarity and starkness that manages to entertain your brain and soul while permanently incorporating his characters and stories into your memory and being.

Irving is not one of those writers who kicks out a new novel every year. His novels are too carefully crafted, too (dare I say it?) literary to be anything less than an evolutionary process. I suspect his books are touchstones in his life, each representing a period in which he explores an idea or a philosophy.

Born March 2, 1942 in New Hampshire, Irving was graduated from the University of New Hampshire and also studied at the University of Vienna. He's won an American Book Award and an Academy Award (for his screenplay of The Cider House Rules).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Setting Free The Bears	A Son of the Circus
The Water-Method Man	Trying To Save Piggy Sneed
The 158-Pound Marriage	A Widow For One Year
The World According To Garp	My Movie Business
The Hotel New Hampshire	The Fourth Hand
The Cider House Rules	Until I Find You
A Prayer For Owen Meany