Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

1996 book by John Irving
1-55970-323-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-345-40474-2 (paperback edition)OCLC32466612
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 20LC ClassPS3559.R8 T78 1996

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by novelist John Irving. First published by Arcade Publishing in 1996, it features twelve pieces divided into the three sections of memoirs, fiction, and homage.

Irving's author's notes follow each piece, where he discusses his inspiration and creative process for the works.

Contents

The collection includes the following works:

Memoirs

  • "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed"
  • "The Imaginary Girlfriend"
  • "My Dinner at the Whitehouse"

Fiction

  • "Interior Space"
  • "Brennbar's Rant"
  • "The Pension Grillparzer"
  • "Other People's Dreams"
  • "Weary Kingdom"
  • "Almost in Iowa"

Homage

  • "The King of the Novel"
  • "An Introduction to A Christmas Carol"
  • "Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants"
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Works by John Irving
NovelsShort story collections
  • Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
Children's fictionFilm adaptations
  • The World According to Garp
  • The Hotel New Hampshire
  • Simon Birch
  • The Cider House Rules
  • The Door in the Floor


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