John Irving

John Irving has written at least 26 books. Their most popular book is A Prayer For Owen Meany with 445 saves with an average rating of 4.09⭐.

Author Bio

John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968, when he was twenty-six. He competed as a wrestler for twenty years, and coached wrestling until he was forty-seven.

Mr. Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times—winning once, in 1980, for his novel The World According to Garp. He received an O. Henry Award in 1981 for his short story “Interior Space.” In 2000, Mr. Irving won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2013, he won a Lambda Literary Award for his novel In One Person.

An international writer—his novels have been translated into more than thirty-five languages—John Irving lives in Toronto. His all-time best-selling novel, in every language, is A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Prayer For Owen Meany John Irving	4.09	242 reads
The World According to Garp John Irving	3.96	185 reads
The Cider House Rules John Irving	4.06	139 reads
The Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	4.04	63 reads
A Widow for One Year John Irving	3.67	43 reads
Last Night in Twisted River John Irving	3.59	19 reads
A Son of the Circus John Irving	3.28	24 reads
In One Person John Irving	3.71	14 reads
The Last Chairlift John Irving	3.88	8 reads
The Fourth Hand John Irving	3.17	24 reads
Avenue of Mysteries John Irving	3.25	14 reads
Until I Find You John Irving	3.75	18 reads
The 158-Pound Marriage John Irving	3.06	18 reads
Setting Free the Bears John Irving	3.29	9 reads
The Water-Method Man John Irving	3.58	13 reads
My Movie Business John Irving	0	0 reads
The Imaginary Girlfriend John Irving	5	1 read
3 By Irving John Irving	3	1 read
A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound John Irving	0	0 reads
The Pension Grillparzer John Irving	4	1 read
The World According to Garp / The Hotel New Hampshire / The 158 Pound Marriage The World According to Garp / The Hotel New Hampshire / The 158 Pound Marriage John Irving	0	0 reads
A Son of the Circus John Irving	4	1 read
The Door in the Floor John Irving	0	0 reads
John Irving box set: The Cider House Rules / A Widow for One Year / A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving	0	0 reads
A Widow for One Year John Irving George Guidall	0	0 reads
Indian Circus Mary Ellen Mark	0	0 reads