John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, SETTING FREE THE BEARS, was published in 1968, when he was 26. He competed as a wrestler for 20 years and coached wrestling until he was 47. He is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 1980, Mr. Irving won a National Book Award for his novel THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2013, he won a Lambda Literary Award for his novel IN ONE PERSON. An international writer, his novels have been translated into almost 40 languages. His all-time bestselling novel, in every language, is A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY. A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, John Irving lives in Toronto.

Books by John Irving

The Fourth Hand

by John Irving - Fiction

The Imaginary Girlfriend

by John Irving

A Widow for One Year

by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

by John Irving

This is John Irving’s most comic novel; yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving’s most heartbreaking character.

The 158-Pound Marriage

by John Irving

The World According to Garp

by John Irving - Fiction