Author: Irving, John,
Title: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed.
Description: NY, Arcade Publishing, (1996). 1st ed, 1st pr. Fine in Fine DJ. A dozen short works by John Irving beginning with three memoirs including an account of his dinner with President Ronald Reagan. and "The Imaginary Girlfriend. Also fiction in 28 years he has written 8 novels amd includes a half dozen short stories. Also his author's notes which provide some perspective on circumstances surrounding the writing of each piece. Includes a 1996 publisher'sheet about when Irving was a garbageman in Exeter,NH, because of his grandmother's polite and kind good manners toward a garbage man who smelled worse than anyone he ever met. Also he and his wife's dinner with President Reagan. A final section of the book, one on German novelist Gunter Grsss and the other two on his favorite author, Charles Dickens. The book covers 30 years of Irving's writings including his candid and revealing observations surrounding the writing of each piece.

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