Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (collection)

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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
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Author John Irving
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) short story collection, nonfiction collection
Publisher Arcade Publishing
Publication date 1996
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 432 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN ISBN 1-55970-323-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-345-40474-2 (paperback edition)

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by John Irving, first published by Arcade Publishing in 1996. It features twelve writing pieces divided into three sections: Memoirs, Fiction, and Homage. The titles of the pieces are as follows:

[edit] Memoirs

  • "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed" (short story)
  • "The Imaginary Girlfriend"
  • "My Dinner at the Whitehouse"

[edit] Fiction

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

[edit] Homage

  • "The King of the Novel"
  • "An Introduction to A Christmas Carol"
  • "Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants"

Following each piece, Irving included sections entitled "Author's Notes," where he discussed his inspiration for the pieces and the methods of their creation.

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The works of John Irving


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