The Resource Trying to save Piggy Sneed, John Irving ; with a new foreword by Susan Cheever
Trying to save Piggy Sneed, John Irving ; with a new foreword by Susan Cheever
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The item Trying to save Piggy Sneed, John Irving ; with a new foreword by Susan Cheever represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
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- Summary
- First published twenty years ago, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by the author, beginning with three memoirs. The longest of the memoirs is "The Imaginary Girlfriend, " his candid account of his twin careers in writing and wrestling, which, as the Denver Post observed, is filled "with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels . . . [and] combines the lessons of both obsessions." The middle portion of the book is fiction. Over a career that spans thirteen novels, these are the six stories that Mr. Irving considers finished. Among them is "Interior Space, " for which he won the O. Henry Award. In the third and final section are three homages: one to Günter Grass and two to Charles Dickens. To each of the twelve pieces, he has contributed author's notes, which provide some perspective on the circumstances surrounding the writing of each piece. For readers who prefer a hardcover, this commemorative edition is a book to treasure. For new readers, it is a perfect introduction to the author of works as moving and mischievous as The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and In One Person
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Memoirs: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
- The Imaginary Girlfriend
- My Dinner at the White House
- Fiction: Interior Space
- Brennbar's Rant
- The Pension Grillparzer
- Other People's Dreams
- Weary Kingdom
- Almost in Iowa
- Homage: The King of the Novel
- An Introduction to A Christmas Carol
- Günter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants
- Isbn
- 9781628725896
- Label
- Trying to save Piggy Sneed
- Title
- Trying to save Piggy Sneed
- Statement of responsibility
- John Irving ; with a new foreword by Susan Cheever
- Subject
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- Irving, John, 1942-
- Irving, John, 1942- -- Biography
- Manners and customs -- Fiction
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Short stories, American -- 20th century
- Short stories
- Grass, Günter, 1927-2015 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- First published twenty years ago, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by the author, beginning with three memoirs. The longest of the memoirs is "The Imaginary Girlfriend, " his candid account of his twin careers in writing and wrestling, which, as the Denver Post observed, is filled "with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels . . . [and] combines the lessons of both obsessions." The middle portion of the book is fiction. Over a career that spans thirteen novels, these are the six stories that Mr. Irving considers finished. Among them is "Interior Space, " for which he won the O. Henry Award. In the third and final section are three homages: one to Günter Grass and two to Charles Dickens. To each of the twelve pieces, he has contributed author's notes, which provide some perspective on the circumstances surrounding the writing of each piece. For readers who prefer a hardcover, this commemorative edition is a book to treasure. For new readers, it is a perfect introduction to the author of works as moving and mischievous as The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and In One Person
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Irving, John
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- short stories
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Irving, John
- Irving, John
- Grass, Günter
- Dickens, Charles
- Short stories, American
- Manners and customs
- Novelists, American
- Label
- Trying to save Piggy Sneed, John Irving ; with a new foreword by Susan Cheever
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Contents
- Memoirs: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed -- The Imaginary Girlfriend -- My Dinner at the White House -- Fiction: Interior Space -- Brennbar's Rant -- The Pension Grillparzer -- Other People's Dreams -- Weary Kingdom -- Almost in Iowa -- Homage: The King of the Novel -- An Introduction to A Christmas Carol -- Günter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants
- Control code
- 42887604
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781628725896
- Media category
- unmediated
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 42887604
- (Sirsi) 42887604
- Label
- Trying to save Piggy Sneed, John Irving ; with a new foreword by Susan Cheever
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Contents
- Memoirs: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed -- The Imaginary Girlfriend -- My Dinner at the White House -- Fiction: Interior Space -- Brennbar's Rant -- The Pension Grillparzer -- Other People's Dreams -- Weary Kingdom -- Almost in Iowa -- Homage: The King of the Novel -- An Introduction to A Christmas Carol -- Günter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants
- Control code
- 42887604
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781628725896
- Media category
- unmediated
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 42887604
- (Sirsi) 42887604
Subject
- Irving, John, 1942-
- Irving, John, 1942- -- Biography
- Manners and customs -- Fiction
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Short stories, American -- 20th century
- Short stories
- Grass, Günter, 1927-2015 -- Criticism and interpretation
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