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John Irving
John Irving is the American novelist behind The World According to Garp (1978), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), The Cider House Rules (1985), The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), and The Last Chairlift (2022). Irving is one of the canonical contemporary American maximalist literary novelists. The Cider House Rules adaptation won Irving an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2000.
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1985-1989
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 1989 review. Johnny Wheelwright narrates his friendship with Owen Meany, a tiny child convinced he is God's instrument, across decades. Irving's canonical work.
The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
The Cider House Rules by John Irving 1985 review. An orphan raised at a Maine abortion-and-orphanage practice leaves to work at an apple orchard. Irving's structural masterwork before A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 1989 review. Johnny Wheelwright narrates his friendship with Owen Meany, a tiny child convinced he is God's instrument, across decades. Irving's canonical work.
The Cider House Rules by John Irving 1985 review. An orphan raised at a Maine abortion-and-orphanage practice leaves to work at an apple orchard. Irving's structural masterwork before A Prayer for Owen Meany.