John Irving

John Winslow Irving (born the March 2nd 1942) is a American Romancier and Scénariste rewarded by a Academy Award.

Biography

Birth and youth

John Irving was born with Exeter (New Hampshire), in circumstances which since fed the topics and the action of several of its novels: his/her mother Helen, downward of Winslow, one of the most former and more distinguished families from New England, put it at the world out of the bonds of the marriage, while refusing to reveal the identity of the father of the child. Helen Winslow married later with Colin F. Irving, professor with the prestigious one. John Winslow became John Irving then, taking the name of his adoptive father. Until the middle of the XXe century, he never sought to discover the identity of his biological father: " I had already a père" , he said. He learned much later, at 60 years, the name of his parent, John Blunt Sr., whereas this one was already deceased. The fact of not having known his/her father was at the origin of its last book, I will find you , and marked many of his works, the women often raising their children alone there. Having been born during the second world war, the war wounded appeared much in its books as to it work to God, the share of the Devil testifies. John Irving made his studies with Exeter, where it was student poor, because of a Dyslexie then not diagnosed, but an exceptional fighter. The emancipation of the woman, the fight and the university life in New England occupy an important place in its novels, in particular in Le Monde according to Garp and a Prayer for Owen . The principal framework of these two novels is that of

Studies

During his studies with Exeter, John Irving was advised by, novelist and celebrates theologist presbytérien and George Bennett, professor of the literature, which later helped it to reach (Workshop of the writers of Iowa), most prestigious of the programs of American graduates in literature, at the time the only one of the kind. John Irving briefly studied with and obtained finally his diploma of. In Iowa, John Irving studied at the side of the future novelists Gail Godwin, John Casey, and Donald Hendrie, Jr., inter alia. He was then advised by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr..

In 1963, it obtains a purse to go to study abroad and it is with Vienna in Austria that John Irving met his first wife Shyla Leary, coed in history of Article They married after Shyla fell pregnant and will have finally 2 boys, Colin (1965) and Brendam (1969), before divorcing in the middle of the Eighties. John Irving remarie then with its agent Janet Turnbull, with which it will have a third wire, Everett.

First writings

The career of John Irving started at the 26 years age with the publication of its first novel, Liberté for the bears . The book was relatively well accommodated by criticism but was not a success of edition. Its second and third novels the Epopee of the water drinker and a Marriage average weight were accommodated same manner. Frustrated by the lack of promotion of its novels ensured by its first publisher Random House, it chooses to offer its fourth novel Le Monde according to Garp , partially autobiographical, (1978) with Dutton Books which promises an effort more important marketing to him. The novel was an international best-seller and a cultural phenomenon. It was carried later to the screen by George Roy Hill in a film putting in scene Robin Williams in the role of Garp and Glenn Close in that of her mother. John Irving made there a short appearance at the time of the one of the matches of university fight of Garp.

Importance of Garp

Garp transformed John Irving, obscure university writer, in a known novelist of all, guaranteeing a best-seller for all its later publications. Garp was followed of Hotel New Hampshire (1981) rather badly accommodated by criticism and as for Garp , a film quickly was adapted by it, realized by Tony Richardson with the poster Jodie Foster, Rob Lowe, and Beau Bridges.

In 1985, it published the Work of God, the Share of the Devil , a surprising epopee, centered on an orphanage of the Maine (State). The novel explores without turning the discussed subject of the abortion and is certainly the best example of the influence of Charles Dickens on the work of John Irving. It continues in 1989 with a Prayer for Owen , another epopee of a family of New England around the topic of the devotion. Once again, the action takes seat in a boarding school of New England, John Irving drawing his inspiration for its characters in its usual influences, in particular the Drum of Günter Grass, the scarlet Letter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and in the work of Dickens. For the first time, John Irving is interested in the consequences of the Guerre of Vietnam - particularly to the Conscription, John Irving having escaped with the call for Vietnam following the birth of his first wire. Owen Meany becomes the best sale of John Irving since Garp , and is frequently present today in the lists of reading of the American students.

More recently

John Irving returns to Random House for his following book a child of the ball (1994). Undoubtedly its most complicated and difficult book, which is worth the rejection of criticism to him but a new success of edition, like will be the fourth hand published in 2001. Between these two novels, a widow of paper (1998) will be accommodated much better by criticism. The last novel of John Irving Until I Find You was published in July 2005. It was recently translated into French under the title I will find you .

In June 2005, The NewYork Times published an article which reveals that its last novel contains two elements of its personal life which it had not revealed until there: an sexual abuse, clerk at the 11 years age by a older woman and the recent arrival in its life of his/her biological father…

In 1999, after almost 10 years of writing, the scenario of John Irving for the Work of God, the Share of the Devil leads to a film carried out by Lasse Hallström and putting in scene Michael Caine, Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, and Delroy Lindo. John Irving also made there an appearance in the role of a station master. In 2004, a widow of paper was carried to the screen under the name The Door in the Floor, with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger.

The publication of the Le Monde according to Garp having ensured its personal fortune to him, John Irving could concentrate only with the writing of its fictions as to a vocation, acceptor of time to others of the stations of teaching, and fighter through the university team of his son. In addition to its novels, it also published Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (1993), a collection including/understanding a short biography and some new not published and My cinema (2003), its report of the driving long process to the development of the scenario of Work of God, the Share of the Devil .

Today, it shares its time between its residences in the Vermont, with Toronto, and New York.

Works

Freedom for the bears! (1968, Setting Free the Bears ) (references of the editions)
the Epopee of the water drinker (1972, The Toilets-Method Man )
a marriage average weight (1974, The 158-Pound Marriage )
Le Monde according to Garp (1978, The World According to Garp )
the Hotel New Hampshire (1981, The Hotel New Hampshire )
the Work of God, the Share of the Devil (1985, The Cider House Rules )
a prayer for Owen (1989, has Prayer for Owen Meany )
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (1993) (references of the editions) ; partly translated into French under the title the dreams of the others
a child of the ball (1994, has its off the circus ) (references of the editions)
the imaginary Boyfriend (1977)
the Dream of the others (1998)
a paper widow (1998, has Widow For One Year ) (references of the editions)
the Fourth Hand (2001 , The Fourth Hand ) (references of the editions)
My cinema (2003, My movie Business, has Memoir )
I will find you (2005, Until I Find You )

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