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John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American novelist and screenwriter.

Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998) have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of The Cider House Rules.

Five of his novels have been adapted into films (Garp, Hotel, Meany, Cider, Widow). Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire.

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John Irving har skrevet flere romaner, der siden er blevet filmatiserede – blandt andet "Verden ifølge Garp", "Hotel New Hampshire" og "Æblemostreglementet". I erindringsbogen "Min filmaffære" fortæller han om tilblivelsen af især "Æblemostreglementet" og om forskellen på at skrive en roman og et filmmanuskript. John Irving er født i Exeter, New Hampshire, i 1942. Han debuterede med romanen "Slip bjørnene fri" i 1968 og brød igennem ti år senere med "Verden ifølge Garp", der blev en stor international succes. Flere af John Irvings romaner er filmatiserede.
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