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One of the worldβs greatest novelists returns with his first novel in seven years β a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics.
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John Irving, one of the world's greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years β a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics.
In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor.
Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they arenβt the first or the last ghosts he sees.
John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time β among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families. In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall.
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The Last Chairlift by John Irving is receiving a mixed reception from readers. Many praise the novel for its rich storytelling and the depth of its characters. However, some find the storyline meandering and overly lengthy. Critics often highlight Irvingβs trademark blend of humour and pathos, noting it remains faithful to the themes prevalent in his earlier works.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781471179082
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Scribner UK
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 58.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 912
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About the Author
John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968, when he was twenty-six. He competed as a wrestler for twenty years, and coached wrestling until he was forty-seven. He is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 1980, Mr. Irving won a National Book Award for his novel The World According to Garp. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2013, he won a Lambda Literary Award for his novel In One Person. Internationally renowned, his novels have been translated into almost forty languages. His all-time bestselling novel, in every language, is A Prayer for Owen Meany. A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, John Irving lives in Toronto.
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