The world according to Garp
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The bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving-now in a limited 40th anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. Her son, Garp, is 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-of intolerance of sexual minorities and differences-runs the gamut of "lunacy and sorrow." Winner of the National Book Award, Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-with more than ten million copies in print-Garp is the precursor of John Irving's later protest novels.
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Authors
Authors, American
Authors, American -- Family relationships -- Fiction
Authors -- Fiction
Cynicism
Cynicism -- Fiction
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- United States -- Fiction
Family relationships
Feminists
Feminists -- Fiction
Feminists -- United States -- Fiction
Humorous fiction
Humorous stories
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Fiction
Paraphilias
Paraphilias -- Fiction
Women
Women -- United States -- Fiction
Womyn
Authors, American
Authors, American -- Family relationships -- Fiction
Authors -- Fiction
Cynicism
Cynicism -- Fiction
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- United States -- Fiction
Family relationships
Feminists
Feminists -- Fiction
Feminists -- United States -- Fiction
Humorous fiction
Humorous stories
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Fiction
Paraphilias
Paraphilias -- Fiction
Women
Women -- United States -- Fiction
Womyn
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Feminists
Feminists -- Fiction
Feminists -- United States -- Fiction
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Humorous stories
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Mothers and sons -- United States -- Fiction
Paraphilias -- Fiction
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Women -- United States -- Fiction
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Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- United States -- Fiction
Feminists
Feminists -- Fiction
Feminists -- United States -- Fiction
Humorous fiction
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Mothers and sons -- United States -- Fiction
Paraphilias -- Fiction
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Cynicism
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Family relationships
Feminists
Humorous stories
Mothers and sons
Paraphilias
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Cynicism
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Family relationships
Feminists
Humorous stories
Mothers and sons
Paraphilias
Women
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