Word: sheppards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...review of The World According to Garp, Senior Writer R.Z. Sheppard declared that John Irving had moved into "the front rank of America's young novelists." Now, with the arrival of Irving's eagerly awaited new novel, The Hotel New Hampshire, Sheppard's assessment rings more true than ever. "Every once in a while there's a writer of real quality who also appeals to the popular reader," says Sheppard. "Irving is one." No newcomer to the risky but rewarding task of spotting literary talent, Sheppard worked as an editor and reviewer for the book section...
...depth profile of the man who created Garp, Sheppard began back in May to interview the author and his family, friends and associates. Besides making two trips to Irving's home in Putney, Vt., he tracked his subject in such settings as an American Booksellers Association convention in Atlanta, where he joined Irving for a session of jogging and exercise in a hotel health club. Visiting the set of the film version of Garp in Millbrook, N.Y., he watched Irving coach Actor Robin Williams on the finer points of wrestling-but prudently did not participate. "Whether the subject...
...England. Tourists will arrive to witness the splendid death of leaves. The first fires will turn back the night chill, and woodpiles will begin their slow decline toward spring. Upstairs, in his study over the kitchen, John Irving will be wrestling Turgenev's ghost. -By R.Z. Sheppard...
...used without attribution. At its best, Showing Off in America is provocative enough to get readers thinking of themselves as social beings after a decade of bestselling ego-lit. At its worst, the book succumbs to irony as an unwitting parody of Veblen's sociology. - By R.Z. Sheppard...
...cold war was at its height. A young John F. Kennedy '40 was sworn in as president, and Alan Sheppard became the first American to enter space. The Peace Corps-sent its first troops overseas. the threat of nuclear war hung precariously over the globe. At Harvard, more than 4000 students rioted to protest a decision by then-President Nathan M. Pusey '28 to print diplomas for the Class of '61 in English rather than in Latin...