Order of John Irving Books
John Winslow Irving is an American novelist of general fiction, historical fiction and political thriller novels. He is also a screenwriter, having won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1999 for the screenplay The Cider House Rules. Irving tends to use common or recurring subjects in his work that include sex workers, bears, wrestling, fatal accidents, Vienna and his home region of New England.
John Irving made his debut as a published author in 1968 with Setting Free the Bears. His novels are all standalones rather than part of a series. Below is a list of John Irving’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Setting Free the Bears |
(1968) |
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The Water-Method Man |
(1972) |
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The 158-Pound Marriage |
(1974) |
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The World According to Garp |
(1978) |
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The Hotel New Hampshire |
(1981) |
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The Cider House Rules |
(1985) |
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A Prayer for Owen Meany |
(1989) |
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A Son of the Circus |
(1994) |
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A Widow for One Year |
(1998) |
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The Fourth Hand |
(2001) |
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Until I Find You |
(2005) |
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Last Night in Twisted River |
(2009) |
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In One Person |
(2012) |
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Avenue of Mysteries |
(2015) |
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The Last Chairlift |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed |
(1993) |
Publication Order of Picture Books
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A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound |
(2003) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Imaginary Girlfriend |
(1996) |
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My Movie Business |
(1999) |