Setting Free The Bears
$25.82
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers.
“Truly remarkable… a complex and moving novel” – Time
“A wonderfully fresh, wildly imaginative notion of a book” – Kirkus
“Imagine a mixture of Till Eulenspiegel and Ken Kesey and you’ve got the range of the merry pranksters who hot rod through Mr. Irving’s book” – The New York Times
“The brown bears paced, brushing their thick coats against the bars; their heads swayed low to the ground, in r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552992060 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552992062 |
| Author: | John Irving |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 27mm |
| Series: | Black Swan S. |
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The most nourishing, satisfying novel I have read in years. I admire the hell out of it
The most nourishing, satisfying novel I have read in years. I admire the hell out of it – Kurt Vonnegut JrSensual, moving, truly remarkable * Time *Imagine a mixture of Till Eulenspiegel and Ken Kesey and you’ve got the range of the merry pranksters who hot-rod through Mr Irving’s book, tossing flowers, stealing salt-shakers, and planning the biggest caper of their young lives * The New York Times *
About The Author
John Irving
John Irving published his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, in 1968. He has been nominated for a National Book Award three times - winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. He also received an O. Henry Award in 1981 for the short story ‘Interior Space’. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules - a film with seven Academy Award nominations. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent novel is Last Night in Twisted River.
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