It's about an American slalom skier who leaves that life behind after becoming pregnant with her son Adam during a competition in Colorado. Years later, Adam returns to the Aspen hotel where he was conceived to learn more about his past and identity. Now a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, the Toronto-based Irving is back with The Last Chairlift, an epic novel about family, identity and the ghosts that haunt us all. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of the 1978 novel The World According to Garp. His other work includes The Cider House Rules, A Prayer for Owen Meany and Avenue of Mysteries.īut he still is motivated to write. While known as a novelist, he's been an Hall of Fame wrestling coach, an English professor and an Oscar-winning screenwriter. His books have been translated into more than 35 languages. John Irving is a writer who has historically been fearless in his focus. The American-born Irving's first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968 at the age of 26.
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