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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:active_years
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1965–present
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Cider_House_Rules_(film)
The World According to Garp (film)
A Prayer for Owen Meany (upcoming film)
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Films
Stage plays
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_New_Hampshire
gptkb:Iowa_Writers'_Workshop
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:awarded_for
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gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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March 2, 1942
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Exeter,_New_Hampshire,_USA
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Exeter,_New_Hampshire
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gptkbp:born_on
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March 2, 1942
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Prue_Irving
Eve Irving
Colin Irving
Priscilla Irving
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gptkbp:death_place
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(Still Alive)
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_New_Hampshire
gptkb:Iowa_Writers'_Workshop
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
Historical fiction
Literary fiction
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gptkbp:has_influenced
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gptkb:J._D._Salinger
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Thomas_Hardy
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gptkbp:has_part
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gptkb:The_Cider_House_Rules_(film)
gptkb:The_Hotel_New_Hampshire_(film)
A Prayer for Owen Meany (film)
The World According to Garp (film)
The World According to Garp (novel)
A Prayer for Owen Meany (novel)
A Widow for One Year (novel)
In One Person (novel)
Last Night in Twisted River (novel)
My Movie Business (memoir)
The Cider House Rules (musical)
The Cider House Rules (novel)
The Fourth Hand (novel)
The Hotel New Hampshire (novel)
The Imaginary Girlfriend (memoir)
The Last Night in Twisted River (novel)
The World According to Garp (musical)
Until I Find You (novel)
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gptkbp:has_received
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Honorary degrees
Literary awards
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gptkbp:has_written
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Children's books
Essays
Screenplays
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Irving
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gptkbp:influenced
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Contemporary American literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:J._D._Salinger
gptkb:Gustave_Flaubert
gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:William_Faulkner
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:The_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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gptkb:Postmodern_literature
Literary fiction
Contemporary fiction
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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Dark humor
Complex characters
Themes of family and loss
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gptkbp:known_for
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Dark humor
Complex characters
Themes of family and loss
Intertwined narratives
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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Humor
Social commentary
Magical realism
Philosophical themes
Tragic elements
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_production
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Intricate plots
Richly detailed settings
Memorable protagonists
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I write to understand myself."
" The only way to deal with the future is to function in the present."
" I am a writer, and I am a storyteller."
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany
gptkb:The_World_According_to_Garp
gptkb:The_Cider_House_Rules
gptkb:The_Hotel_New_Hampshire
gptkb:Until_I_Find_You
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:Professor
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:resides_in
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gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkb:Toronto
gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
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gptkbp:spouse
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Janet Turnbull
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Faith
gptkb:Loss
gptkb:identity
gptkb:Fate
Family dynamics
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gptkbp:website
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johnirving.com
http://www.johnirving.com
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:Richard_and_Hinda_Rosenthal_Foundation_Award
gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:writing_style
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Dark humor
Magical realism
Complex narratives
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Setting_Free_the_Bears
gptkb:The_158-Pound_Marriage
gptkb:The_Cider_House_Rules:_A_Screenplay
gptkb:The_Water-Method_Man
gptkb:The_World_According_to_Garp:_A_Screenplay
gptkb:A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany
gptkb:The_World_According_to_Garp
gptkb:The_Cider_House_Rules
gptkb:The_Hotel_New_Hampshire
gptkb:The_Fourth_Hand
gptkb:A_Widow_for_One_Year
gptkb:In_One_Person
gptkb:Last_Night_in_Twisted_River
gptkb:My_Movie_Business
gptkb:The_Imaginary_Girlfriend
gptkb:The_Last_Night_in_Twisted_River
gptkb:Until_I_Find_You
Son of the Circus
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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