The World According to Garp
A Novel
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4.3 • 15 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An international bestseller since its publication in 1978, The World According to Garp established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation.
This is the life of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes—even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with “lunacy and sorrow”; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries—with more than ten million copies in print—this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: “In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases.”
Customer Reviews
Timeless or prescient?
The fact that some of the majored elements of equality explored in this work are still pertinent today makes this somewhat alarming. Garp is far from a perfect person, but despite his weaknesses we see him grow in understanding and acceptance of others.
The world according to Garp
I first read it back in 1979 and was happy to reread it in 2021.
So much of the plot forgotten but a great deal came flooding back to my delight.
Sad that we have evolved so little as a species since this was first written.
Happy to have the author with us in Canada.
B. R. Buday
Environmental Health Officer ( retired)
Energetic Amateur painter