ジョン・アーヴィング

『サイダーハウス・ルール』はジョン・アーヴィングが1985年に書き上げた小説の題名である。孤児院で育った若者ホーマー・ウェルズと、孤児院を運営するラーチ医師を主人公にしたドラマ。

『サイダーハウス・ルール』はジョン・アーヴィングが1985年に書き上げた小説の題名である。孤児院で育った若者ホーマー・ウェルズと、孤児院を運営するラーチ医師を主人公にしたドラマ。

『ガープの世界』は、ジョン・アーヴィングの4作目の小説。1978年刊行。および、それを原作とした1982年の映画。 …

The Water Method Man is the second published novel by American novelist John Irving. A little-known fact about this novel is that Irving, for a time, considered making the "Old Low Norse" poem, "Akthelt and Gunnel", into his actual second novel. It was going to be called, Love Among the Greths. But after reading about …

'According to his mother, Jack Burns was an actor before he was an actor, but Jack's most vivid memories of childhood were those moments when he felt compelled to hold his mother's hand. He wasn't acting then.' Jack Burns' mother, Alice, is a tattoo artist in search of the boy's father, a virtuoso organist named …

Here is a treat for John Irving addicts and a perfect introduction to his work for the uninitiated. To open this spirited collection, Irving explains how he became a writer. There follow six scintillating stories written over the last twenty years ending with a homage to Charles Dickens. This irresistible collection …

“The Imaginary Girlfriend is a miniature autobiography detailing Irving’s parallel careers of writing and wrestling. . . . Tales of encounters with writers (John Cheever, Nelson Algren, Kurt Vonnegut) are intertwined with those about his wrestling teammates and coaches. With humor and compassion, [Irving] details the …

"The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels."So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the …

The Fourth Hand is a 2001 novel written by American novelist John Irving. It is his 10th published novel.