(born 1942) US writer and teacher; born John Wallace Blunt, Jr. His works such as The World According to Garp (1978) combine tragedy with comedy; full name John Winslow Irving. He also wrote The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), and Last Night in Twisted River (2009).
Definition of Irving, John in US English:
Irving, John
proper nounˈərviNG
(born 1942) US writer and teacher; born John Wallace Blunt, Jr. His works such as The World According to Garp (1978) combine tragedy with comedy; full name John Winslow Irving. He also wrote The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), and Last Night in Twisted River (2009).