![]() ![]() ![]() In 1982, the book was adapted into a film of the same title, with the late Robin Williams playing the main protagonist. The book was also recommended for the 1979 Pulitzer Prize. The book’s paperback edition would win the 1980 award. The book was even nominated for prestigious literary prizes such as the 1979 National Book Award. ![]() Published in 1978, it was a literary sensation that swept the world over, marking Irving’s rise to prominence. The same fate, unfortunately, would befall his second and third novels: The Water-Method Man (1972) and The 158-Pound Marriage (1974).įollowing a switch in a publishing house – Dutton committed to better marketing for his works – Irving’s long-awaited literary breakthrough came with the publication of his fourth novel, The World According to Garp. His debut novel, Setting Free the Bears (1968), while warmly received by literary pundits, was not as commercially successful. The path to success, however, was not as straightforward as one would expect. ![]() Irving never got to meet his biological father who was a writer and executive recruiter Irving’s parents separated while his mother was still pregnant with him. We know him now as John Irving, taking his stepfather’s name. However, not many would recognize him by his birth name. He captivated the world over with his compelling mixture of engaging storylines and, often, dark humor. rose to prominence as among the topnotch American writers of his generation. Born on March 2, 1942,in Exeter New, Hampshire, John Wallace Blunt, Jr. ![]()
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