The World According to Irving

March. 01,2012

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Biography Novelist Portrait Of An Artist

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John Irving's literary worlds are satirically exaggerated, socially critical, unexpectedly magical. But how do these dazzling, sometimes bizarre, narrative worlds emerge? A unique insight into his writing workshop and a search of the places and people who have become part of his stories.

John Irving as Himself

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