Titles on list
13
Total weeks
148
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
13
Hit #1Dot size = weeks on list
Biography
- Born
- March 2, 1942 · Exeter
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- American English, English
- Education
- University of Iowa, Phillips Exeter Academy, University of New Hampshire
Awards & Honours
- 1976Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1980National Book Award for Fiction
- 1981O. Henry Award
- 2000Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- 2013Lambda Literary Award
On the Bestseller Lists
13 titles
QUEEN ESTHER
John Irving
QUEEN ESTHER
#14 · 1 wk
THE LAST CHAIRLIFT
John Irving
THE LAST CHAIRLIFT
#11 · 1 wk
AVENUE OF MYSTERIES
John Irving
AVENUE OF MYSTERIES
#5 · 2 wks
IN ONE PERSON
John Irving
IN ONE PERSON
#5 · 4 wks
LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER
John Irving
LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER
#4 · 2 wks
UNTIL I FIND YOU
John Irving
UNTIL I FIND YOU
#3 · 6 wks
THE FOURTH HAND
John Irving
THE FOURTH HAND
#1 · 10 wks
A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR
John Irving
A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR
#1 · 20 wks
A SON OF THE CIRCUS
John Irving
A SON OF THE CIRCUS
#7 · 9 wks
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY
John Irving
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY
#2 · 19 wks
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
John Irving
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
#1 · 21 wks
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE
John Irving
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE
#1 · 38 wks
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP
John Irving
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP
#4 · 15 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).