Titre
The World According to Garp
Auteur
Irving, John
Langue
Anglais
ISBN
9780671452179
Éditeur
Pocket Books - New York
Prix
€ 12,50
Détails
1979, 609pp, paperback, good
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The World According to Garp was a critical and commercial success, becoming a bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979. The following year, its first paperback edition won the National Book Award. The novel was later adapted into a successful film in 1982 starring Robin Williams.
About the Novel
The novel follows the life and death of the writer T.S. Garp, the illegitimate son of a strong-willed feminist leader, Jenny Fields. The story is a tragicomedy that explores themes of sexual hatred, violence, intolerance, and parenthood, featuring a memorable cast of characters including a transgender ex-football player and a group of women who cut out their tongues in solidarity with a rape victim.
Reviewers and experts praise the book for its:
Engaging Storytelling: The writing is described as colorful, attentive to detail, and never boring, keeping readers engaged through its 600 pages.
Strong Characterization: The novel features strong but somewhat bizarre characters, with whom readers can empathize.
Powerful Themes: It addresses timeless and relevant themes of feminism, social inequality, and the human struggle against a world full of "lunacy and sorrow"
The World According to Garp was a critical and commercial success, becoming a bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979. The following year, its first paperback edition won the National Book Award. The novel was later adapted into a successful film in 1982 starring Robin Williams.
About the Novel
The novel follows the life and death of the writer T.S. Garp, the illegitimate son of a strong-willed feminist leader, Jenny Fields. The story is a tragicomedy that explores themes of sexual hatred, violence, intolerance, and parenthood, featuring a memorable cast of characters including a transgender ex-football player and a group of women who cut out their tongues in solidarity with a rape victim.
Reviewers and experts praise the book for its:
Engaging Storytelling: The writing is described as colorful, attentive to detail, and never boring, keeping readers engaged through its 600 pages.
Strong Characterization: The novel features strong but somewhat bizarre characters, with whom readers can empathize.
Powerful Themes: It addresses timeless and relevant themes of feminism, social inequality, and the human struggle against a world full of "lunacy and sorrow"
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