{"product_id":"trying-to-save-piggy-sneed-by-john-irving","title":"Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of one dozen short works includes the title piece, a loving portrait of the author's grandmother, and additional stories, including \"The Pension Grillparzer\" and \"Dinner at the White House\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere is a treat for John Irving addicts and a perfect introduction to his work for the uninitiated. To open this spirited collection, Irving explains how he became a writer. There follow six scintillating stories written over the last twenty years ending with a homage to Charles Dickens. This irresistible collection cannot fail to delight and charm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first collection of short pieces--two of them previously unpublished--by the author of The World According to Garp includes memoirs, six short stories, and essays on Charles Dickens and Gu+a5nter Grass. Reprint. Tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis gem, a delightful collection of shorter works, both fiction and nonfiction, written by one of the country's finest--and funniest--writers, includes a living portrait of Irving's grandmother, a new, never-before-published essay, six scintillating short stories--including the O. Henry Award-winning \"Interior Space\"--and two essays on Irving's favorite 19th-century novelist, Charles Dickens. Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is John Irving at the top of his form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stirring Pages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65858596929885,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/7827\/7725\/files\/24233973482384.jpg?v=1788871589","url":"https:\/\/stirringpages.com\/nl\/products\/trying-to-save-piggy-sneed-by-john-irving","provider":"Stirring Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}