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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed. Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by novelist John Irving. First published by Arcade Publishing in 1996, it features twelve pieces divided into the three sections of memoirs, fiction, and homage. Irving's author's notes follow each piece, where he discusses his inspiration and creative process ...
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Jan 1, 2001 · Trying to Save Piggy Sneed **** Disturbing; haunting; sad. Interior Space *** Although the odd, confusing premise managed to draw me in, the ending was an anti-climax. Despite this, it was interesting and laced with traces of humour. Almost in Iowa **** A sorrowful, bumpy ride through the North-Eastern states of the USA. My favourite story in ...
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a welcome oasis on the long desert passage leading to John Irving's next novel."; *The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer"ENGAGINGLY CANDID . . . The essays on himself and other writers make the book valuable, for they tell us a great deal about Irving's views of fiction, much in the public eye since the success of ...
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed began with John Irving's memoirs, which covered about 160 pages. I found it quite interesting, except possibly for some of the extended descriptions of wrestling matches. Nonetheless, it personalized my reading experience in a way that simply reading one short story after the other seldom does.
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Feb 11, 1997 · Trying to Save Piggy Sneed began with John Irving's memoirs, which covered about 160 pages. I found it quite interesting, except possibly for some of the extended descriptions of wrestling matches. Nonetheless, it personalized my reading experience in a way that simply reading one short story after the other seldom does.
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed. A treat for John Irving addicts, and a perfect introduction to his work for the uninitiated. In his spirited opening piece, Irving explains how he became a writer: “A fiction writer’s memory is an especially imperfect provider of detail; we can always imagine a better detail than the one we can remember.
May 3, 2022 · Trying to Save Piggy Sneed. Paperback – May 3, 2022. by John Irving (Author), Susan Cheever (Foreword) 3.7 274 ratings. See all formats and editions. Now available again, "A rich, wonderful, and diverse look at the creative mind of one of America's most imaginative and passionate novelists" (Denver Post). Here is a treat for John Irving fans ...
- John Irving
