The Hotel New Hampshire
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 A paperback edition of The Hotel New Hampshire. |
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| Author | John Irving |
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| Cover artist | Terry Fehr |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Romantic novel |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
| Released | 1981 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 401 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-525-12800-X (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | The World According to Garp |
| Followed by | The Cider House Rules |
The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1981 coming of age novel by John Irving.
[edit] Plot summary
One of the most prominent themes of this story is that of the unconventional brother-sister relationship. John falls in love with his sister—and even states that after her, no other woman could truly satisfy him. This relationship is accepted by his siblings; his older brother, after all, is gay, and his younger sister is a dwarf. Franny and John cure their lust and passion for each other by the particularly useful method of doing or taking something in excess to the point that you never want to experience that thing again. For them, that is the turning point of their lives, and their relationship. They move on, and their relationship once again becomes strictly brother-sister.
The novel is clearly descriptive and vivacious, set in rustic ambiance with a firm emphasis on nature and the outdoors of New Hampshire during Irving's childhood days that he spent there. The reader gets a feeling of all the sights, sounds, smells and tastes that the author had experienced in his real life and lulls one into love with the place with his humorous, uninhibited and explicit detailing skills. The author is boldly forthcoming about even the most embarrassing events and adventures that he encountered.
Among its many colorful characters is Susie the Bear, a girl who essentially lives her life in a bear mascot costume.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel was made into a film in 1984, directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jodie Foster, Rob Lowe, and Beau Bridges.
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