"The Cider House Rules" von John Irving ist ein Roman, der in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts spielt und sich mit komplexen Themen wie Abtreibung, Adoption und Selbstbestimmung auseinandersetzt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um Dr....

John Irving returns to the themes that established him as one of our most admired and beloved authors in this absorbing novel of fate and memory.In Avenue of Mysteries, Juan Diego-a fourteen-year-old boy, who was born and grew up in...

'According to his mother, Jack Burns was an actor before he was an actor, but Jack's most vivid memories of childhood were those moments when he felt compelled to hold his mother's hand. He wasn't acting then.' Jack Burns' mother, Alice,...

A deluxe collector's edition of John Irving's beloved A Prayer for Owen Meany?a coming-of-age tale that ranks among the most cherished American classics, including To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye.In the summer of 1953, two...

"The World According to Garp" ist ein Roman von John Irving, der das Leben von T.S. Garp, dem unehelichen Sohn der Feministin Jenny Fields, erzählt. Die Geschichte beginnt mit Jennys unkonventioneller Entscheidung, alleinstehend Mutter...

"Ein Geräusch, wie wenn einer versucht, kein Geräusch zu machen" von Irene Rumler ist ein Kinderbuch, das die Geschichte eines jungen Protagonisten erzählt, der sich in einer Welt voller Missverständnisse und unausgesprochener Gefühle...

Ruth Cole is a complex, often self-contradictory character--a "difficult" woman. By no means is she conventionally "nice," but she will never be forgotten.Ruth's story is told in three parts, each focusing on a crucial time in her life....

After two producers, four directors, thirteen years, and uncounted rewrites, the movie version of John Irving's acclaimed novel, The Cider House Rules, at last made it to the big screen. Here is the author's account of the novel-to-film...

"Widow for a Year" (im Original "A Widow for One Year") von John Irving ist ein Roman, der sich über mehrere Jahrzehnte erstreckt und das Leben der Schriftstellerin Ruth Cole beleuchtet. Die Geschichte ist in drei Teile gegliedert, die...

Gottes Werk und Teufels Beitrag: Roman. Aus d. Amerikan. v. Thomas Lindquist (detebe)

In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives,...

The World According To Garp