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...World According to Garp by John Irving: an explosive tragicomedy about feminism and fatherly love...
...novel, which retains the fastpaced, colorful style of his fourth book, "The World According to Garp," relates the antics of the Berry family, their dead dob Sorrow, and the guests in their peculiar hotel. Irving said he hopes to finish it in a year, but he added that he writes very slowly...
...Garp" was Irving's first success and he explained that his earlier books "suffered from relevancy" and were too caught up with the news. He continued writing, however, because he had nothing else to do, he said. "Some writers can entertain the possibility of doing something else. I don't have any other options," he added...
...Garp's" success surprised the 158pound former wrestler. "I never expected to have a popular book," Irving added...
Irving said he will not be involved in the production of the movie version of "Garp" now underway. He has excluded certain parts of the novel from use in the film, particularly the short stories attributed to Garp...