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Podcast: The Book Case
Episode: John Irving is Back in the Book Case
Description: When this podcast was in its infancy, John Irving joined us to talk about his work and what he described as âhis last big novel,â that was, at the time, still being written. It is now âin better bookstores everywhereâ as they say. And âbigâ is something of an understatement. âThe Last Chairliftâ is close to 900 pages! Is it worth that much an investment of time? If youâre a John Irving admirerâhow can you say no? And we are among Johnâs many admirers. The novel has all of Johnâs familiar themes: the search for an unknown father, sexual p...