x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
"Supple and energetic as a stylist, Mr. Irving also knows just how to create in the reader's mind a vivid impression of an existing world *and just how to populate it." *The New York Times Book Review "CANDID . . . COLORFUL . . . Those who have followed John Irving's writing career will... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Minna: Add a description of this character.
- Ronkers
- Celeste
- Brendan
- Angelo
- Mrs. Elwood
- Dickens
- Kesler
- Flynn
- Colin
- Grandmother
- George
- Caswell
- Gail
- Ted Seabrooke
- Margaret Brant
- Herr Theobald
- Everett
- Johanna
- Molly
- Cohn
- Hendrie
- Lee Hall
- Johnson
- Kate
- Fred
- Moyer
- Claudio
- Cliff Gallagher
- John Carr
- Duna
- Thomas Mann
- Janet
- Greene
- Dr. Heart
- Clinton
- Robo
- Dan Quayle
- Pitt
- Bush
- Mr. Reagan
- Larry Palmer
- Warnick
- Sonny
- Marley
- Bardlong
Setting & Locations edit
- Exeter
- Iowa City
- Vermont Academy
- Germany
- New England
- New York City
- Vienna
- Illinois
- White House
- Maine
- West Point
- Chicago
- Europe
- Joliet
- Indiana
- Boston
- East Providence
- Stratham
- Ohio
- Mississippi
- United States
- Toronto
- Estella
- Mrs. Algeria
- Wisconsin
- Frankfurt
- Munich
- Putney
- Berlin
- California
- Amsterdam
- Massachusetts
- Cambridge
- Vietnam
- Paris
- America
- Hamburg
- Pennsylvania
- Florida
- Chatham
- Colorado
- Heniff
- Kansas
- Behlendorf
- W.c.
First Sentence edit
This is a memoir, but please understand that (to any writer with a good imagination) all memoirs are false.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Irving (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0345404742
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0345404742
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3559.R8 T78 1997
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
