![]() ![]() Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing.įrom 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. "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. The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. ![]() He is a Populist, determined to keep alive the Dickensian tradition that revels in colorful set pieces.and teaches moral lessons."- The New York Times ![]() A special 40th anniversary edition of the bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving, with a new introduction by the author. ![]()
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