A masterpiece by a talented American author of the present. WASHINGTON POST called it "a magnificent book, full of energy and beauty, at once humorous and heartbreaking...terrific." A fresh afterword from the author is included in the anniversary edition. Since its release, Irving's classic has become a worldwide bestseller. It is packed with insider accounts of the lives and times of T. S. Garp, a struggling author and the fatherless son of Jenny Fields, an unexpected feminist heroine who was ahead of her time. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP is a beautifully written coming-of-age novel by John Irving that cemented his reputation as one of the most creative authors of his generation. As approachable as it is magnificent, "A diamond lying in the dark, chiselled out at last for our enlightenment and delight" COSMOPOLITAN