John Irving

John Irving has written at least 95 books. Their most popular book is A Prayer for Owen Meany with 312 saves with an average rating of 4.1⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Classics, and Women.

emotional, dark, and sad are their most common moods.

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	4.1	172 reads
The World According to Garp John Irving	4.03	102 reads
The cider house rules John Irving	4.15	81 reads
The Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	3.88	37 reads
A Widow for One Year John Irving	3.76	24 reads
A Son of the Circus A Son of the Circus John Irving	3.27	16 reads
The Last Chairlift John Irving	5	2 reads
Last Night in Twisted River John Irving	3.38	8 reads
In one person a novel John Irving	3.83	6 reads
The World According to Garp John Irving	4.07	17 reads
The Fourth Hand John Irving	3.2	11 reads
Avenue of Mysteries John Irving	3.75	5 reads
The 158-Pound Marriage John Irving	3.2	12 reads
Until I Find You John Irving	3.75	6 reads
Setting free the bears John Irving	3.6	6 reads
The Water-Method Man John Irving	3.86	7 reads
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed John Irving	4.33	4 reads
The Cider House Rules John Irving	3	2 reads
A son of the circus John Irving	3	2 reads
The Fourth Hand John Irving	3	2 reads
World According To Garp World According To Garp John Irving	3.5	2 reads
My Movie Business My Movie Business: A Memoir John Irving	0	0 reads
Правила виноделов Правила виноделов John Irving Джон Ирвинг Марина Литвинова (Translator)	0	1 read
El mundo según Garp John Irving	3	2 reads
Das Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	3	2 reads
The Imaginary Girlfriend John Irving	0	0 reads
Oración por Owen Oración por Owen John Irving	0	0 reads
A sound like someone trying not to make a sound John Irving	0	0 reads
Until I Find You John Irving	0	0 reads
Le monde selon Garp John Irving	0	0 reads
Garp und wie er die Welt sah Jürgen Abel John Irving	0	1 read
Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Molitva za Ovena Minija Dzon Irving John Irving Ana Grbić (Translator)	0	0 reads
Svet po Garpu Svet po Garpu John Irving	0	0 reads
Tuđa pravila John Irving Nikola Pajvančić (Translator)	0	0 reads
A Última Noite em Twisted River A Última Noite em Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
Ystäväni Owen Meany John Irving Kristiina Rikman (Translator)	2	1 read
Minä olen monta John Irving Kristiina Rikman (Translator)	0	0 reads
Garp och hans värld John Irving Caj Lundgren (Translator)	5	1 read
John Irving Reads The Pension Grillparzer John Irving Reads The Pension Grillparzer: A Complete Story from The World According to Garp John Irving	4	1 read
From the World According to Garp From the World According to Garp: Boston Mercy / The Pension Grillparzer John Irving	0	0 reads
The Door in the Floor The Door in the Floor John Irving	0	0 reads
Świat według Garpa Świat według Garpa John Irving Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz (Translator)	4	1 read
Cat and Mouse and Other Writings Cat and Mouse and Other Writings Günter Grass	0	0 reads
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed Trying to Save Piggy Sneed 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
Sidro namų taisyklės John Irving Daiva Daugirdienė (Translator)	5	1 read
盖普眼中的世界 John Irving 约翰·欧文黄贞 (Translator)	4	1 read
神秘大道 John Irving 约翰·欧文赵安琪 (Translator)	3	1 read
独居的一年 John Irving 孙璐 (Translator)	3	1 read
Svět podle Garpa John Irving Radoslav Nenadál	0	0 reads
Modlitba za Owena Meanyho John Irving Zuzana Mayerová (Translator)	0	0 reads
Regulamin tłoczni win John Irving Jolanta Kozak (Translator)	0	1 read
Il mondo secondo Garp John Irving Pier Francesco Paolini (Translator)	0	0 reads
Preghiera per un amico John Irving Pier Francesco Paolini (translator)	0	0 reads
Modlitwa za Owena John Irving Magdalena Iwińska (Translator) Piotr Paszkiewicz (Translator)	0	0 reads
Dernière nuit à Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel John Irving	5	1 read
Мужчины не ее жизни John Irving	4	1 read
Семейная жизнь весом в 158 фунтов Семейная жизнь весом в 158 фунтов John Irving Джон Ирвинг	3	1 read
Дорога тайн John Irving Джон Ирвинг	0	0 reads
Мир глазами Гарпа Мир глазами Гарпа John Irving	0	0 reads
John Irving John Irving John Irving	0	0 reads
Jednoroczna wdowa Jednoroczna wdowa John Irving	0	0 reads
El Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Owen Meany John Irving	0	0 reads
History of Dumbartonshire History of Dumbartonshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Lesk üheks aastaks Lesk üheks aastaks John Irving Urve Hanko	0	0 reads
The/Last Chairlift John Irving	0	0 reads
Dumbarton Castle John Irving	0	0 reads
Lasst die Bären los! John Irving	0	0 reads
A Teacher's Guide for a Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving Amy Jurskis	0	0 reads
DasHotel New Hampshire DasHotel New Hampshire John Irving Hans Hermann	0	0 reads
Zirkuskind Zirkuskind John Irving	0	0 reads
Son of a Circus Son of a Circus John Irving	0	0 reads
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed John Irving	0	0 reads
L'Hôtel New Hampshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Laatste nacht in Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
Letzte Nacht in Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
Kaikki isäni hotellit John Irving Kristiina Rikman (Translator)	0	0 reads
Последняя ночь у Извилистой реки John Irving Джон Ирвинг	0	0 reads
Ihmeiden tie John Irving	0	0 reads
In einer Person John Irving	0	0 reads
Die Pension Grillparzer John Irving	0	0 reads
Eine Mittelgewichts-Ehe John Irving	0	0 reads
Gottes Werk und Teufels Beitrag John Irving	0	0 reads
Die wilde Geschichte vom Wassertrinker John Irving	0	0 reads
Witwe für ein Jahr John Irving	0	0 reads
Die imaginäre Freundin John Irving	0	0 reads
Mon cinéma John Irving	0	0 reads
The cider house rules The cider house rules John Irving	0	0 reads
Der letzte Sessellift Der letzte Sessellift John Irving	0	0 reads
My movie business John Irving	0	0 reads
Swiat wedlug Garpa Swiat wedlug Garpa John Irving	0	0 reads
Metoda wodna Metoda wodna John Irving	0	0 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving	4.1	172 reads
The World According to Garp John Irving	4.03	102 reads
The cider house rules John Irving	4.15	81 reads
The Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	3.88	37 reads
A Widow for One Year John Irving	3.76	24 reads
A Son of the Circus A Son of the Circus John Irving	3.27	16 reads
The Last Chairlift John Irving	5	2 reads
Last Night in Twisted River John Irving	3.38	8 reads
In one person a novel John Irving	3.83	6 reads
The World According to Garp John Irving	4.07	17 reads
The Fourth Hand John Irving	3.2	11 reads
Avenue of Mysteries John Irving	3.75	5 reads
The 158-Pound Marriage John Irving	3.2	12 reads
Until I Find You John Irving	3.75	6 reads
Setting free the bears John Irving	3.6	6 reads
The Water-Method Man John Irving	3.86	7 reads
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed John Irving	4.33	4 reads
The Cider House Rules John Irving	3	2 reads
A son of the circus John Irving	3	2 reads
The Fourth Hand John Irving	3	2 reads
World According To Garp World According To Garp John Irving	3.5	2 reads
My Movie Business My Movie Business: A Memoir John Irving	0	0 reads
Правила виноделов Правила виноделов John Irving Джон Ирвинг Марина Литвинова (Translator)	0	1 read
El mundo según Garp John Irving	3	2 reads
Das Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	3	2 reads
The Imaginary Girlfriend John Irving	0	0 reads
Oración por Owen Oración por Owen John Irving	0	0 reads
A sound like someone trying not to make a sound John Irving	0	0 reads
Until I Find You John Irving	0	0 reads
Le monde selon Garp John Irving	0	0 reads
Garp und wie er die Welt sah Jürgen Abel John Irving	0	1 read
Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Molitva za Ovena Minija Dzon Irving John Irving Ana Grbić (Translator)	0	0 reads
Svet po Garpu Svet po Garpu John Irving	0	0 reads
Tuđa pravila John Irving Nikola Pajvančić (Translator)	0	0 reads
A Última Noite em Twisted River A Última Noite em Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
Ystäväni Owen Meany John Irving Kristiina Rikman (Translator)	2	1 read
Minä olen monta John Irving Kristiina Rikman (Translator)	0	0 reads
Garp och hans värld John Irving Caj Lundgren (Translator)	5	1 read
John Irving Reads The Pension Grillparzer John Irving Reads The Pension Grillparzer: A Complete Story from The World According to Garp John Irving	4	1 read
From the World According to Garp From the World According to Garp: Boston Mercy / The Pension Grillparzer John Irving	0	0 reads
The Door in the Floor The Door in the Floor John Irving	0	0 reads
Świat według Garpa Świat według Garpa John Irving Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz (Translator)	4	1 read
Cat and Mouse and Other Writings Cat and Mouse and Other Writings Günter Grass	0	0 reads
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed Trying to Save Piggy Sneed 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
Sidro namų taisyklės John Irving Daiva Daugirdienė (Translator)	5	1 read
盖普眼中的世界 John Irving 约翰·欧文黄贞 (Translator)	4	1 read
神秘大道 John Irving 约翰·欧文赵安琪 (Translator)	3	1 read
独居的一年 John Irving 孙璐 (Translator)	3	1 read
Svět podle Garpa John Irving Radoslav Nenadál	0	0 reads
Modlitba za Owena Meanyho John Irving Zuzana Mayerová (Translator)	0	0 reads
Regulamin tłoczni win John Irving Jolanta Kozak (Translator)	0	1 read
Il mondo secondo Garp John Irving Pier Francesco Paolini (Translator)	0	0 reads
Preghiera per un amico John Irving Pier Francesco Paolini (translator)	0	0 reads
Modlitwa za Owena John Irving Magdalena Iwińska (Translator) Piotr Paszkiewicz (Translator)	0	0 reads
Dernière nuit à Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel John Irving	5	1 read
Мужчины не ее жизни John Irving	4	1 read
Семейная жизнь весом в 158 фунтов Семейная жизнь весом в 158 фунтов John Irving Джон Ирвинг	3	1 read
Дорога тайн John Irving Джон Ирвинг	0	0 reads
Мир глазами Гарпа Мир глазами Гарпа John Irving	0	0 reads
John Irving John Irving John Irving	0	0 reads
Jednoroczna wdowa Jednoroczna wdowa John Irving	0	0 reads
El Hotel New Hampshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Owen Meany John Irving	0	0 reads
History of Dumbartonshire History of Dumbartonshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Lesk üheks aastaks Lesk üheks aastaks John Irving Urve Hanko	0	0 reads
The/Last Chairlift John Irving	0	0 reads
Dumbarton Castle John Irving	0	0 reads
Lasst die Bären los! John Irving	0	0 reads
A Teacher's Guide for a Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving Amy Jurskis	0	0 reads
DasHotel New Hampshire DasHotel New Hampshire John Irving Hans Hermann	0	0 reads
Zirkuskind Zirkuskind John Irving	0	0 reads
Son of a Circus Son of a Circus John Irving	0	0 reads
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed John Irving	0	0 reads
L'Hôtel New Hampshire John Irving	0	0 reads
Laatste nacht in Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
Letzte Nacht in Twisted River John Irving	0	0 reads
Kaikki isäni hotellit John Irving Kristiina Rikman (Translator)	0	0 reads
Последняя ночь у Извилистой реки John Irving Джон Ирвинг	0	0 reads
Ihmeiden tie John Irving	0	0 reads
In einer Person John Irving	0	0 reads
Die Pension Grillparzer John Irving	0	0 reads
Eine Mittelgewichts-Ehe John Irving	0	0 reads
Gottes Werk und Teufels Beitrag John Irving	0	0 reads
Die wilde Geschichte vom Wassertrinker John Irving	0	0 reads
Witwe für ein Jahr John Irving	0	0 reads
Die imaginäre Freundin John Irving	0	0 reads
Mon cinéma John Irving	0	0 reads
The cider house rules The cider house rules John Irving	0	0 reads
Der letzte Sessellift Der letzte Sessellift John Irving	0	0 reads
My movie business John Irving	0	0 reads
Swiat wedlug Garpa Swiat wedlug Garpa John Irving	0	0 reads
Metoda wodna Metoda wodna John Irving	0	0 reads

John Irving

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