About “The World According to Garp”
The World According to Garp is a 1978 novel by John Irving, his fourth book. The story centers on T. S. Garp, who was conceived when his mother, Jenny Fields, a nurse, raped a brain-damaged soldier in her care. Garp grows up to become a novelist. The book became a bestseller and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979. Its first paperback edition won the same award the next year. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 2012
- Latest edition
- 2012 · ISBN 9781448111947
- ISBN
- 9781448111947
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World According to Garp | 2012 | 9781448111947 | Buy on Amazon |
| | World According to Garp | 2009 | 9780297858874 | Buy on Amazon |
| World According to Garp | 2000 | 9780606197403 | Buy on Amazon | |
| World According to Garp | 1999 | 9780345915535 | Buy on Amazon | |
| World According to Garp | 1998 | 9780676578225 | Buy on Amazon | |
| World According to Garp | 1998 | 9780676579116 | Buy on Amazon | |
| World According to Garp | 1979 | 9780671835156 | Buy on Amazon |
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How many pages is The World According to Garp?
The World According to Garp by John Irving has 608 pages.
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