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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Waidhofen_an_der_YbbsWaidhofen an der Ybbs - Wikipedia

    The American novelist John Irving chose Waidhofen an der Ybbs and Vienna as the main settings of his early novel Setting Free the Bears.

  2. dogs-plot.blogspot.com › 2011 › 01Dog's Plot: A Spell on der Ybbs

    Twenty years later, the photo appeared in a Time magazine cover story on Irving at mid- career: "Wrestling Fate into Fable" didn't say anything at all about our trip to Waidhofen , about the fishy business of the Forellen Brudern or about our experiences on the haunted Ybbs.

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  3. wheninwaidhofen.wordpress.com › 2011/11/1616 | November | 2011 | When in Waidhofen

    Nov 16, 2011 · I was once in Waidhofen an der Ybbs on a fishing trip, when I was a student in Vienna. You know I don’t write the interviews with me; I’m not responsible for how the interviewer leaves out some stuff and gets other stuff wrong. Yours truly, John Irving

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesWaidhofen an der Ybbs - Wikiwand

    John Irving. The American novelist John Irving chose Waidhofen an der Ybbs and Vienna as the main settings of his early novel Setting Free the Bears. Adolf Hitler as an honorary citizen. It took until May 2011 for the municipal council of Waidhofen an der Ybbs to finally vote in favour of repealing Adolf Hitler's honorary citizenship. [3]

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_IrvingJohn Irving - Wikipedia

    John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) [1] is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978.

  6. www.lower-austria.info › city-of-waidhofen-an-der-ybbsMedieval meets modern: Waidhofen an der Ybbs - Waidhofen an ...

    As early as 1400, a weir system was set up around the flourishing city of Waidhofen. It’s no wonder that we book onto a guided tour to find out more exciting details. Evidence of Waidhofen's turbulent past can be seen on a stroll through the city.

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  8. www.reformation-cities.eu › cities › waidhofenybbsWaidhofen/Ybbs - Reformationsstädte Europas

    The Lower Austrian city of Waidhofen an der Ybbs had become wealthy through the iron trade and extensive trade relations with German imperial cities before Luther’s new doctrine appeared there. In 1528, brothers Paul and Johannes Rebhun, sons of a tanner from Waidhofen, became inspired by the Protestant cause while studying at the University ...