This article is about the novel. For the film, see The World According to Garp (film).
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The World According to Garp
First edition
Author
John Irving
Country
United States
Publisher
E. P. Dutton
Publication date
1978
Pages
609
ISBN
0-525-23770-4
OCLC
3345460
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
LC Class
PZ4.I714 Wo 1978 PS3559.R8
Preceded by
The 158-Pound Marriage
Followed by
The Hotel New Hampshire
The World According to Garp is John Irving's fourth novel, about a man born out of wedlock to a feminist leader who grows up to be a writer. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for several years. It was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979,[1] and its first paperback edition won the award the following year.[2][a]
A movie adaptation of the novel starring Robin Williams was released in 1982, with a screenplay written by Steve Tesich.
BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial broadcast a three-part adaptation of the novel by Linda Marshall Griffiths in January 2014. The production was directed by Nadia Molinari and featured Miranda Richardson as Jenny, Lee Ingleby as Garp, Jonathan Keeble as Roberta and Lyndsey Marshal as Helen.[3]
On 3 November 2015, Irving revealed that he'd been approached by HBO and Warner Brothers to reconstruct The World According to Garp as a miniseries. He described the project as being in the early stages.[4]
According to the byline of a self-penned, 20 February 2017 essay for The Hollywood Reporter, Irving completed his teleplay for the five-part series based on The World According to Garp.[5]
^"National Book Awards – 1979". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^"National Book Awards – 1980". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-14. (With essays by Deb Caletti and Craig Nova from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)
^"Episode 1: The World According to Garp". BBC Radio 4. 5 January 2014.
^Kevin Haynes (4 November 2015). "John Irving novel to become an HBO miniseries". Purple Clover. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^Irving, John (20 February 2017). "Oscar Winner John Irving Urges Hollywood to Get Political With "Outright Bias" in Acceptance Speeches". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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