{"product_id":"the-world-according-to-garp-1","title":"The World According to Garp","description":"New York Times bestseller -- 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword from the author -- \"A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking.\"- The Washington Post\n\nThis is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes--even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with \"lunacy and sorrow\"; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-- with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: \"In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases.\"\n\nPraise for The World According to Garp\n\n\"John Irving, it is abundantly clear, is a true artist.\" - Los Angeles Times\n\n\"A brilliant panoply of current attitudes toward sex, marriage and parenthood, the feminist movement and - above all - the concept of delineated sexual roles... Irving's characters will stay alive for years to come.\" - Chicago Tribune\n\n\"A social tragi-comedy of such velocity that it reads rather like a domestic sequel to Catch-22.\" - The Observer (London)\n\n\"A large talent announces itself on practically every page.\" - The Book-of-the-Month Club News\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 034536676X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.034536676X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Irving, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636988244255,"sku":"PKV.034536676X.A","price":3.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/034536676X-0_bc53fec3-c4cf-48c4-b006-511374d2591f.jpg?v=1782407708","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-world-according-to-garp-1","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}