John Irving published his first novel at the age of
twenty-six. He has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation,
the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation;
he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award, and an
Oscar.
In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall
of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2001, he was elected to the
American Academy of Arts and Letters.
“By turns antic and moving, lusty and tragic, A Widow for One
Year is bursting with memorable moments.”—San Francisco
Examiner-Chronicle
“Wisely and carefully crafted . . . Irving is among the few
novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald
humor soaked in irony.”—USA Today
“Deeply affecting . . . The pleasures of this rich and beautiful
book are manifold. To be human is to savor them.”—Los Angeles Times
Book Review
“A powerful tale to add to an already extraordinary body of work
from a great American writer.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Masterful . . . powerful . . . Irving’s best books are Dickensian
in their rich characters, plotting and language—and of course, in
moving the reader. On the final page of A Widow for One Year . . .
I literally burst out crying.”—Orlando Sentinel
“A sprawling 19th-century production, chock full of bizarre
coincidences, multiple plot lines, lengthy digressions, and stories
within stories. . . . An engaging and often affecting fable, a
fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at
once.”—The New York Times
“[Irving’s] characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade us
to dance there. His instinctive mark is the moral choice stripped
bare, and his aim is impressive. What’s more, there’s hardly a
writer alive who can match his control of the omniscient point of
view.”—The Washington Post Book World
“In the sprawling, deeply felt A Widow for One Year, John Irving
has delivered his best novel since The World According to Garp. . .
. Like a warm bath, it’s a great pleasure to immerse yourself
in.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Enchantingly balances the haunting tug of grief with the lure of
enduring love . . . Irving’s rich narrative and his sense of play
result in a delicious collusion between author and reader.”—Raleigh
News & Observer
“Wonderfully satisfying . . . [Irving] tells this story with so
much delight that it’s difficult for the reader not to be infected
with the same kind of joy in the reading.”—The Dallas Morning
News
“As compelling as Garp . . . Which is to say it’s terrific. . . .
His most moving book . . . John Irving is one of America’s great
storytellers.”—San Jose Mercury News
“Comic and tragic, brilliant, and moving . . . Crammed with all the
wonderful characters, quirky situations and memorable coincidences
that have made [Irving] so beloved by readers . . . A terrific read
that will make you its willing slave, so captivating is its
allure.”—Chattanooga Free Press
“A feast . . . One of this storyteller’s richest works. . . . A
rich, resonant tale.”—Austin American-Statesman
“Irving is a writer whose keenest sensibilities have always fallen
somewhere between Dickensian verbosity and Mad magazine
mischief.”—Rocky Mountain News
“Full of humor, heartbreak and lust.”—Newsday
“Powerful . . . a masterpiece.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“A Widow for One Year delivers everything John Irving fans have
come to expect from the beloved author of The World According to
Garp: a funny, sad, sprawling saga full of oddball yet believable
characters.”—Glamour
“There’s only one thing wrong with John Irving novels: They have to
end. Readers won’t easily part with the characters in his latest
work, A Widow for One Year. . . . [An] exhilarating talent.”—The
Tennessean
“Moving and memorable . . . This novel marks a return to the deep
but gentle examination of human nature that made Garp so
successful.”—San Diego Union-Tribune
“May be Irving’s best book . . . A remarkable achievement.”—Sunday
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
"By turns antic and moving, lusty and tragic, A Widow for One
Year is bursting with memorable moments."-San Francisco
Examiner-Chronicle
"Wisely and carefully crafted . . . Irving is among the few
novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald
humor soaked in irony."-USA Today
"Deeply affecting . . . The pleasures of this rich and beautiful
book are manifold. To be human is to savor them."-Los Angeles
Times Book Review
"A powerful tale to add to an already extraordinary body of work
from a great American writer."-Richmond
Times-Dispatch
"Masterful . . . powerful . . . Irving's best books are Dickensian
in their rich characters, plotting and language-and of course, in
moving the reader. On the final page of A Widow for One Year
. . . I literally burst out crying."-Orlando Sentinel
"A sprawling 19th-century production, chock full of bizarre
coincidences, multiple plot lines, lengthy digressions, and stories
within stories. . . . An engaging and often affecting fable, a
fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at
once."-The New York Times
"[Irving's] characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade us
to dance there. His instinctive mark is the moral choice stripped
bare, and his aim is impressive. What's more, there's hardly a
writer alive who can match his control of the omniscient point of
view."-The Washington Post Book World
"In the sprawling, deeply felt A Widow for One Year, John
Irving has delivered his best novel since The World According to
Garp. . . . Like a warm bath, it's a great pleasure to immerse
yourself in."-Entertainment Weekly
"Enchantingly balances the haunting tug of grief with the lure of
enduring love . . . Irving's rich narrative and his sense of play
result in a delicious collusion between author and
reader."-Raleigh News & Observer
"Wonderfully satisfying . . . [Irving] tells this story with so
much delight that it's difficult for the reader not to be infected
with the same kind of joy in the reading."-The Dallas Morning
News
"As compelling as Garp . . . Which is to say it's terrific.
. . . His most moving book . . . John Irving is one of America's
great storytellers."-San Jose Mercury News
"Comic and tragic, brilliant, and moving . . . Crammed with all the
wonderful characters, quirky situations and memorable coincidences
that have made [Irving] so beloved by readers . . . A terrific read
that will make you its willing slave, so captivating is its
allure."-Chattanooga Free Press
"A feast . . . One of this storyteller's richest works. . . . A
rich, resonant tale."-Austin American-Statesman
"Irving is a writer whose keenest sensibilities have always fallen
somewhere between Dickensian verbosity and Mad magazine
mischief."-Rocky Mountain News
"Full of humor, heartbreak and lust."-Newsday
"Powerful . . . a masterpiece."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A Widow for One Year delivers everything John
Irving fans have come to expect from the beloved author of The
World According to Garp: a funny, sad, sprawling saga full of
oddball yet believable characters."-Glamour
"There's only one thing wrong with John Irving novels: They have to
end. Readers won't easily part with the characters in his latest
work, A Widow for One Year. . . . [An] exhilarating
talent."-The Tennessean
"Moving and memorable . . . This novel marks a return to the deep
but gentle examination of human nature that made Garp so
successful."-San Diego Union-Tribune
"May be Irving's best book . . . A remarkable
achievement."-Sunday Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
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