Length11h 58m
About this audiobook
Now available again, "A rich, wonderful, and diverse look at the creative mind of one of America's most imaginative and passionate novelists" (Denver Post). Here is a treat for John Irving fans and new readers alike. Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by the author, beginning with three memoirs. The longest of the memoirs is "The Imaginary Girlfriend," his candid account of his twin careers in writing and wrestling, which, as the Denver Post observed, is filled "with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels . . . [and] combines the lessons of both obsessions." The middle portion of the book is fiction. Over a career that spans fourteen novels, these are the six stories that Mr. Irving considers finished. Among them is "Interior Space," for which he won the O. Henry Award. In the third and final section are three homages: one to Günter Grass and two to Charles Dickens. To each of the twelve pieces, he has contributed author's notes, which provide some perspective on the circumstances surrounding the writing of each piece. For readers who prefer a hardcover, this commemorative edition is a book to treasure. For readers new to the author of works as moving and mischievous as The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and In One Person, Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is the perfect introduction. The edition has a foreword by Susan Cheever that was first published in the twentieth anniversary edition of the hardcover.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length11 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 3, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1fm01
14Brennbar’s Rant
2fm02
15The Pension Grillparzer (pt. 1)
3fm03
16The Pension Grillparzer (pt. 2)
4Acknowledgement
17Other People’s Dreams
5FOREWORD TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
18Weary Kingdom (pt. 1)
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6Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
19Weary Kingdom (pt. 2)
7The Imaginary Girlfriend (pt. 1)
20Almost in Iowa
8The Imaginary Girlfriend (pt. 2)
21The King of the Novel (pt. 1)
9The Imaginary Girlfriend (pt. 3)
22The King of the Novel (pt. 2)
10The Imaginary Girlfriend (pt. 4)
23An Introduction to A Christmas Carol
11My Dinner at the White House
24Günter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants (pt. 1)
12Interior Space (pt. 1)
25Günter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants (pt. 2)
13Interior Space (pt. 2)
26PLATES
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