The Fourth Hand
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| Author | John Irving |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | July 3, 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0375506276 |
The Fourth Hand is a 2001 novel written by the American novelist John Irving.
[edit] Plot summary
A television correspondent named Patrick Wallingford loses one of his hands while filming near a lion's den at a circus in India. Captured on film and viewed by millions, Patrick becomes an instant celebrity known as "the lion guy." One of the people who witnessed the segment is a woman named Doris Clausen, a Green Bay, Wisconsin housewife, who manages to persuade her husband, Otto, to donate his left hand to Patrick if something were to happen to him.
When Otto shoots himself after the Packers lose the Super Bowl, Doris carries out her promise with one catch: she wants visiting rights to her dead husband's hand.
[edit] External links
- One Hand Clapping: NY Times book review
- No Hand for Irving: review by Tony Buchsbaum at January magazine
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