The World According to Garp
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The World According to Garp is a darkly comic and poignant novel by John Irving that follows the unconventional life of writer T.S. Garp and explores themes of family, feminism, sexuality, and the randomness of violence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The World According to Garp canonical | 18 |
| The World According to Garp (film) | 5 |
| The World According to Garp (novel) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The World According to Garp Context triple: [John Irving, notableWork, The World According to Garp]
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Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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This Boy's Life
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The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American drama film, based on Anne Tyler’s novel, that follows a grief-stricken travel writer whose life is upended by an eccentric dog trainer.
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The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 romantic comedy-drama film written by Neil Simon, best known for Richard Dreyfuss’s Oscar-winning performance as a struggling actor who unexpectedly shares an apartment with a single mother and her daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The World According to Garp Target entity description: The World According to Garp is a darkly comic and poignant novel by John Irving that follows the unconventional life of writer T.S. Garp and explores themes of family, feminism, sexuality, and the randomness of violence.
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A.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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B.
This Boy's Life
"This Boy's Life" is a 1993 coming-of-age drama film, based on Tobias Wolff's memoir, in which a young Leonardo DiCaprio stars opposite Robert De Niro as a boy struggling with his abusive stepfather.
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C.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American drama film, based on Anne Tyler’s novel, that follows a grief-stricken travel writer whose life is upended by an eccentric dog trainer.
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D.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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E.
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 romantic comedy-drama film written by Neil Simon, best known for Richard Dreyfuss’s Oscar-winning performance as a struggling actor who unexpectedly shares an apartment with a single mother and her daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | John Irving ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Award for Fiction
ⓘ
surface form:
National Book Award for Fiction (paperback) 1980
|
| centralConflict | Garp’s attempt to protect his family from danger ⓘ |
| containsFictionWithinFiction | excerpts from Garp’s own writings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmAdaptationDirector | George Roy Hill ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Glenn Close
ⓘ
John Lithgow ⓘ Robin Williams ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ domestic fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The World According to Garp
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The World According to Garp (film)
|
| hasISBN | 9780525237709 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Duncan Garp
ⓘ
Helen Holm ⓘ Jenny Fields ⓘ Roberta Muldoon ⓘ John Gardner ⓘ
surface form:
T. S. Garp
Walt Garp ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType | transgender former football player (Roberta Muldoon) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of dark humor and tragedy
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portrayal of feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dutton ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
New England
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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family ⓘ fear and protection ⓘ feminism ⓘ gender roles ⓘ parenthood ⓘ sexuality ⓘ the randomness of violence ⓘ writing and authorship ⓘ |
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Subject: The World According to Garp Description of subject: The World According to Garp is a darkly comic and poignant novel by John Irving that follows the unconventional life of writer T.S. Garp and explores themes of family, feminism, sexuality, and the randomness of violence.
Referenced by (26)
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