The Imaginary Girlfriend

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The Imaginary Girlfriend is a memoir by John Irving that intertwines his development as a writer with his lifelong passion for wrestling.

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The Imaginary Girlfriend canonical 4

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instanceOf memoir
author John Irving
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes John Irving's coaching in wrestling
John Irving's early attempts at fiction
John Irving's early wrestling experiences
John Irving's education
John Irving's experiences as a wrestling coach
John Irving's training regimen as a wrestler
John Irving's youth
explores parallels between wrestling discipline and writing discipline
the influence of teachers and coaches on John Irving
the role of persistence in artistic success
focusesOn John Irving's development as a writer
John Irving's lifelong passion for wrestling
genre memoir
hasAudience adult readers
hasFormat book
hasNarrativeStructure episodic
hasTheme coming of age as a writer
discipline in sports and art
memory and storytelling
mentorship and coaching
personal identity
hasTitle The Imaginary Girlfriend self-link
hasType autobiographical work
isAbout how wrestling influenced John Irving's writing
relationship between athletics and creativity
language English
literaryForm non-fiction
literaryMovement contemporary American literature
mainSubject John Irving
autobiographical reflections
wrestling
writing
narrativePerspective first-person
relatedWorkOfAuthor A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Cider House Rules
The World According to Garp
setting Iowa Writers' Workshop
New England
timePeriodDescribed late 20th century
mid-20th century
workCategory literary memoir
sports memoir
workOf John Irving

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John Irving notableWork The Imaginary Girlfriend
John Irving wrote The Imaginary Girlfriend
The Imaginary Girlfriend hasTitle The Imaginary Girlfriend self-link
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed hasPart The Imaginary Girlfriend