03158cam a2200337 4500 599414770 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781984889027 1984889028 cd766ea4-2302-49a9-a7e8-0008269785df OverDrive (Reserve ID) 157268 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Irving, John, 1942- The World According to Garp [Libby Audiobook]. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 574MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 574MB. HTML:<b>A special&#160;</b>40th anniversary edition of the&#160;bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving, with a new introduction by the author.&#160;<br /> <br /> "He is more than popular. He is a Populist, determined to keep alive the Dickensian tradition that revels in colorful set pieces...and teaches moral lessons."—<i>The New York Times&#160;</i><br /> <br /> The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel,&#160;<i>The World According to Garp</i>, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing.&#160;<br /> <br /> From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line—"we are all terminal cases"—<i>The World According to Garp</i>&#160;maintains a breakneck pace. The subject of sexual hatred—of intolerance of sexual minorities and differences—runs the gamut of "lunacy and sorrow." Winner of the National Book Award,&#160;<i>Garp</i>&#160;is a comedy with forebodings of doom. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries—with more than ten million copies in print—<i>Garp</i>&#160;is the precursor of John Irving's later protest novels. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. Andrews, MacLeod. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/157268-TheWorldAccordingToGarp.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/157268-TheWorldAccordingToGarp.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CD766EA4-2302-49A9-A7E8-0008269785DF&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/157268-TheWorldAccordingToGarp.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/157268-TheWorldAccordingToGarp.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CD766EA4-2302-49A9-A7E8-0008269785DF&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)