John Irving

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American writer human novelist screenwriter

John Irving is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for works such as "The World According to Garp," "The Cider House Rules," and "A Prayer for Owen Meany," which often blend dark humor with complex family dramas.

Aliases (1)

John Edmond Irving ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American writer → human → novelist → screenwriter →
adaptedFrom	The Cider House Rules →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → O. Henry Award →
birthName	John Wallace Blunt Jr. →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1942-03-02 →
educatedAt	Iowa Writers' Workshop → University of Iowa → University of New Hampshire →
employer	Brandeis University → Iowa Writers' Workshop → Mount Holyoke College →
genre	black comedy → drama → literary fiction →
hasChild	Brendan Irving → Colin Irving → Everett Irving →
influencedBy	Charles Dickens → Thomas Hardy →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	postmodern literature →
name	John Irving →
notableFor	complex plots → recurring themes of family and loss →
notableWork	A Prayer for Owen Meany → A Son of the Circus → A Widow for One Year → Avenue of Mysteries → In One Person → Last Night in Twisted River → Setting Free the Bears → The 158-Pound Marriage → The Cider House Rules → The Hotel New Hampshire → The Imaginary Girlfriend → The Water-Method Man → The World According to Garp → Trying to Save Piggy Sneed → Until I Find You →
occupation	novelist → professor → screenwriter →
placeOfBirth	Exeter, New Hampshire, United States →
residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
screenwriterOf	The Cider House Rules (film) →
sport	wrestling →
spouse	Janet Turnbull → Shyla Leary →
writingStyle	blend of dark humor and complex family drama →
wrote	A Prayer for Owen Meany → A Son of the Circus → A Widow for One Year → Avenue of Mysteries → In One Person → Last Night in Twisted River → Setting Free the Bears → The 158-Pound Marriage → The Cider House Rules → The Hotel New Hampshire → The Imaginary Girlfriend → The Water-Method Man → The World According to Garp → Trying to Save Piggy Sneed → Until I Find You →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clifford Irving ("John Edmond Irving") →	child
Phillips Exeter Academy →	hasAlumni
Irving family of early 19th-century New York →	hasChild
Irving →	hasNotableBearer
John Irving →	name
Iowa Writers' Workshop →	notableAlumni