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Trying To Save Piggy Sneed
''Trying to Save Piggy Sneed'' is a collection of short works by novelist John Irving. First published by Arcade Publishing in 1996, it features twelve pieces divided into the three sections of memoirs, fiction, and homage. Irving's author's notes follow each piece, where he discusses his inspiration and creative process for the works. Contents The collection includes the following works: Memoirs * "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed" * "The Imaginary Girlfriend" * "My Dinner at the Whitehouse" Fiction * "Interior Space" * "Brennbar's Rant" * "The Pension Grillparzer" * "Other People's Dreams" * "Weary Kingdom" * "Almost in Iowa" Homage * "The King of the Novel" * "An Introduction to A Christmas Carol" * "Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants" 1996 short story collections Short story collections by John Irving Arcade Publishing books {{1990s-story-collection-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Irving
John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of ''The World According to Garp'' in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1981), ''The Cider House Rules'' (1985), ''A Prayer for Owen Meany'' (1989), and ''A Widow for One Year'' (1998), have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of ''The Cider House Rules''."John Irving 1999 Acceptance Speech on Winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay" ''oscars.org'' Five of his novels have been adapted into films (''Garp'', ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
