About the Author
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, Mr. Irving 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.
Last Night in Twisted River is John Irvings twelfth novel.
From the Hardcover edition.