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So begins john irving s twelfth novel, last night in twisted river. Click to read more about last night in twisted river by john irving. In last night in twisted river, irvings 12th novel, his style is anything but cute. Written in irving s typical sprawling prose, last night in twisted river offers a breathtaking account of recent history in the us. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are. Like todd haynes attempts to turn bob dylan into a figure of myth in that film, irving playfully invents a story thats as much about the pleasures of reading one of his novels as it is anything else, until it poignantly turns into a paean for a dying art and a plea for the idea of the story.
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Written in irvings typical sprawling prose, last night in twisted river offers a breathtaking account of recent history in the us. In a story spanning five decades, last night in twisted river john irving s twelfth novel depicts the recent halfcentury in the united states as a world where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course. The androscoggin is one of the big logdriving rivers of new hampshire, and the driving force of its waters is also the driving. Among his later novels are in one person 2012, which examines sexual identity, and avenue of mysteries 2015, about a mexican writers remembrance of his bizarre past.
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