John Irving

A Hindi film star, an American missionary, a pair of twins separated at birth, a diminutive chauffeur, and a serial killer collide in a riotous novel by the author of The World According to Garp "His most entertaining novel since Garp."--The New York Times Book Review"A Son of the Circus is comic genius . . . get ready for John] Irving's most raucous novel to date."--The Boston Globe"Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla, reared in Bombay by maverick foes of tradition, educated in Vienna, married to an Austrian and long a resident of Toronto, is a 59-year-old without a country, culture, or religion to call his own. . . . The novel may not be 'about' India, but Irving's imagined India, which Daruwalla visits periodically, is a remarkable achievement--a pandemonium of servants and clubmen, dwarf clowns and transvestite whores, missionaries and movie stars. This is a land of energetic colliding egos, of modern media clashing with ancient cultures, of broken sexual boundaries."--New York Newsday"His most daring and most vibrant novel . . . The story of circus-as-India is told with gusto and delightful irreverence."--Bharati Mukherjee, The Washington Post Book World"Ringmaster Irving introduces act after act, until three (or more) rings are awhirl at a lunatic pace. . . . He] spills characters from his imagination as agilely as improbable numbers of clowns pile out of a tiny car. . . . His Bombay and his Indian characters are vibrant and convincing."--The Wall Street Journal"Irresistible . . . powerful . . . Irving's gift for dialogue shines."--Chicago Tribune

"A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ... An amazingly brave piece of work ... so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." --STEPHEN KING, Washington PostI am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice--not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary.A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

"A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ... An amazingly brave piece of work ... so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." --STEPHEN KING, Washington PostI am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice--not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary.A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther-a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism. Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six. John Irving's sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world's most beloved, provocative, and entertaining authors-a storyteller of our time and for all time.

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award–winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud’s, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther—a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism. Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won’t be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won’t find any family who’ll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren’t Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther’s gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six. John Irving’s sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world’s most beloved, provocative, and entertaining authors—a storyteller of our time and for all time.

Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots, she never stops loving and protecting them. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six.

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther--a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism. Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six. John Irving's sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world's most beloved, provocative, and entertaining authors--a storyteller of our time and for all time.

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther--a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism. Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six. John Irving's sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world's most beloved, provocative, and entertaining authors--a storyteller of our time and for all time.

Tragikomicheskaja saga ot znamenitogo avtora "Otelja Nju-Gempshir" i "Pravil vinodelov", "Muzhchin ne ee zhizni" i "Poslednej nochi u Izvilistoj reki", "Syna tsirka" i "Molitvy ob Ouene Mini", panoramnyj burlesk, skhodnyj po razmakhu s "Bojnej nomer pjat" Kurta Vonneguta ili "Ulovkoj-22" Dzhozefa Khellera. Imenno "Mir glazami Garpa" sdelal Irvinga sovremennym klassikom; roman byl udostoen premii Natsionalnogo knizhnogo fonda, vkhodil v shortlist Natsionalnoj knizhnoj premii SSHA, a takzhe, po upornym slukham, i v shortlist Pulitserovskoj premii (oglashat Pulitserovskie shortlisty nachali rovno so sledujuschego premialnogo goda). "Mir glazami Garpa" - eto sovremennaja saga o seme, zhivuschej v nashem besposchadnom mire, chleny kotoroj pytajutsja, kazhdyj po-svoemu i s peremennym uspekhom, obresti garmoniju. Glavnyj geroj romana - pisatel, skandalno znamenityj kak svoimi knigami, tak i obstojatelstvami svoego pojavlenija na svet; ego proizvedenija, realistichnye i absurdnye, vpleteny v tkan romana. Sam avtor tochnee vsego opredelil otnoshenie buduschikh chitatelej k knige: "Ona, vozmozhno, vyzovet poroj ulybku dazhe u samogo mrachnogo tipa, odnako razobet nemalo chereschur nezhnykh serdets".

Klassicheskaja saga o ljubvi i vybore ot blistatelnogo Dzhona Irvinga, avtora takikh mirovykh bestsellerov, kak "Mir glazami Garpa" i "Otel "Nju-Gempshir", "Pravila vinodelov" i "Syn tsirka", "Molitva ob Ouene Mini" i "Muzhchiny ne ee zhizni". Itak, molodoj doktor priezzhaet v provintsialnyj gorodok rabotat v prijute dlja sirot. On pomogaet zhenschinam etikh sirot rozhat, on vospityvaet broshennykh imi detej... Eto kniga o tom, chto kazhdyj mechtaet o seme, osobenno sirota. Eto kniga o prostykh zhiznennykh pravilakh, kotorykh dolzhny priderzhivatsja ljudi, esli oni khotjat ostavatsja ljudmi, ob objazatelstvakh, kotorye nastojaschie ljudi berut na sebja i vypolnjajut, i o prizvanii, kotoroe, kak ni kruti, est u kazhdogo v zhizni, no ne vsjakij ego najdet.Kinoversija romana, snjataja Lasse Khalstremom (v roljakh Tobi Ma-guajr, Sharliz Teron, Majkl Kejn), byla nominirovana na sem "Oskarov" i dva "Oskara" poluchila, prichem odin iz nikh dostalsja samomu Irvingu - za luchshij stsenarij.Perevodchik: Litvinova Marina

"Olen mõistetud mäletama poissi, kelle hääl oli rikutud - mitte tema hääle või selle pärast, et ta oli väikseim inimene, keda olen iial tundnud, või isegi selle pärast, et tema põhjustas mu ema surma, vaid selle pärast, et tema on põhjuseks, miks ma usun Jumalasse: ma olen kristlane Owen Meany tõttu." On 1953. aasta suvi. Onnetu hetk toob kahe 11-aastase poisi ellu tohutu muutuse ning üks neist - pisike, kummalise hääle ja muljet avaldava intellektiga Owen Meany - veendub, et ta on Jumala tööriist. Ja sedamööda, kuidas poisid kooli jõululavastuste, televisiooni tuleku ja Vietnami sõja taustal täiskasvanuikka jõuavad, näitab erakordne sündmuste jada, et ehk ei eksisteerigi Oweni jumalik plaan üksnes tema kujutelmades.

Nesomnennyj klassik sovremennoj literatury Zapada i odin iz ee neosporimykh liderov vvergaet chitatelja v zerkalnyj labirint otrazhenij: strakhi iz detskikh knizhek nekogda populjarnogo pisatelja Teda Koula neozhidanno obrastajut plotju, i vot uzhe monstr iz skazki prevraschaetsja v realnogo manjaka-ubijtsu, chtoby pochti cherez sorok let doch pisatelja, tozhe pisatelnitsa, sobiraja material dlja romana, sdelalas svidetelnitsej ego zhestokogo prestuplenija. No v pervuju ochered roman Irvinga o ljubvi. Atmosfera sguschennoj chuvstvennosti, ljubvi bez beregov i ogranichenij napolnjaet ego stranitsy nekoj magneticheskoj siloj, prevraschaja chitatelja v uchastnika volshebnogo dejstva.Perevodchik: Krylov Grigorij Aleksandrovich

Nesomnennyj klassik sovremennoj literatury Zapada i odin iz ee neosporimykh liderov vvergaet chitatelja v zerkalnyj labirint otrazhenij: strakhi iz detskikh knizhek nekogda populjarnogo pisatelja Teda Koula neozhidanno obrastajut plotju, i vot uzhe monstr iz skazki prevraschaetsja v realnogo manjaka-ubijtsu, chtoby pochti cherez sorok let doch pisatelja, tozhe pisatelnitsa, sobiraja material dlja romana, sdelalas svidetelnitsej ego zhestokogo prestuplenija. No v pervuju ochered roman Irvinga o ljubvi. Atmosfera sguschennoj chuvstvennosti, ljubvi bez beregov i ogranichenij napolnjaet ego stranitsy nekoj magneticheskoj siloj, prevraschaja chitatelja v uchastnika volshebnogo dejstva.

Tragikomicheskaja saga Dzhona Irvinga, krupnejshego prozaika sovremennosti, avtora izvestnykh vo vsem mire romanov, sredi kotorykh "Mir glazami Garpa" i "Otel "Nju-Gempshir", "Pravila vinodelov" i "Muzhchiny ne ee zhizni", "Poslednjaja noch na Izvilistoj reke" i "Syn tsirka". Eto panoramnyj burlesk, skhodnyj po razmakhu s "Bojnej nomer pjat" Kurta Vonneguta i "Ulovkoj-22" Dzhozefa Khellera. Istorija o ne vedajuschem somnenij malchishke, kotoryj obretaet strannuju vlast nad ljudmi i samim khodom veschej. Kniga polna misticheskikh sovpadenij i zerkalnykh povtorov, v svoju ochered povtorjajuschikh - podchas ironicheski - sjuzhet Evangelija. Kak poluchilos, chto odinnadtsatiletnij Ouen Mini, nechajanno ubiv mat svoego luchshego druga, prikhodit k Bogu? Pochemu schuplyj, lopoukhij rebenok, podobno Khristu, providit svoju sudbu: emu tochno izvestno, kogda i kak on umret. Po mneniju Stivena Kinga, "nikto esche ne pokazyval Khrista tak, kak Irving v svoem romane".