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The Imaginary Girlfriend (Ballantine Reader's Circle)


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Date Created: 2010-09-08
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Author: John Irving
Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Publication Year: 2002
ISBN#: 0-345-45826-5
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Pages: 192
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The Imaginary Girlfriend is a miniature autobiography detailing Irving’s parallel careers of writing and wrestling. . . . Tales of encounters with writers (John Cheever, Nelson Algren, Kurt Vonnegut) are intertwined with those about his wrestling teammates and coaches. With humor and compassion, [Irving] details the few truly important lessons he learned about writing. . . . And in beefing up his narrative with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels, Irving combines the lessons of both obsessions (wrestling and writing) . . . into a somber reflection on the importance of living well.”
The Denver Post