Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
20th Anniversary Edition
A commemorative hardcover edition of the only collection ever published of the celebrated novelist's shorter works.Here is a treat for devoted fans of John Irving. First published twenty years ago, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by the author, beginning with three memoirs. The longest of the memoirs is The Imaginary Girlfriend, his candid account of his twin careers in writing and wrestling, which, as the Denver Post observed, is filled with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels . . . [and] combines the lessons of both obsessions.The middle portion of the book is fiction. Over a career…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-62872-628-2
- EAN: 9781628726282
- Produktnummer: 22303110
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 460 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 8'347 KB
Über den Autor
John Irving is the author of thirteen novels. He won the National Book Award for his novel The World According to Garp. He also won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie based on his novel The Cider House Rules. His most recent novel, In One Person, won a 2013 Lambda Literary Award. In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Janet.
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