John Irving

The Cider House Rules (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1985 by William Morrow, The Cider House Rules is John Irving's sixth novel. Set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larchsaint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud's, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch's favorite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062235183
• Artikelnr.: 38008640

Autorenporträt

John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three timeswinning in 1980 for the novel The World According to Garp. In 1992, Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He won the 2000 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Irving's most recent novel is In One Person (2012).

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Rezensionen

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