Bloomsbury, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 177 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Film, Radio & Television; Motion picture authorship.; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0747546312. ISBN/EAN: 9780747546313. Dewey Code: 813.54 21. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB13223. . 9780747546313

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John Winslow Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. He is the author of nine novels, among them A Prayer for Owen Meany and A Widow for One Year. Mr Irving is married and has three sons; he lives in Toronto and in southern Vermont. From the Hardcover edition.

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On Feb 1 2009, Hazelwood_Booksellers said:

John Irving, one of the great writer's of the modern era, with literary classics to his credit such as: 'Cider House Rules' and 'The World According to Garp', brings the full force of his prose to a memoir of his thirteen years in Hollywood, bringing his classic, 'Cider House Rules', to the silver screen (via four different directors.) Irving also details two of the other movies made into -- but not from -- his novels: 'The World According to Garp' and 'Hotel New Hampshire'. As well, he delves into his failed efforts to make his original debut work, 'Setting Free the Bears', into a motion picture. This is an intricately insightful memoir of the learning's in the differences between writing a timeless classic, and turning it into a movie. A generously illustrated autobiographical account of one of America's most rightfully renowned novelists. A must have, must read for the lover and collector of all things Irving.

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RB13223
Title: My movie business: A memoir
Author: John Irving
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0747546312
ISBN 13: 9780747546313
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: BZDB1 Film, Radio & Television; Motion picture authorship.; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0747546312 EAN: 9780747546313 John Irving My movie business: A memoir

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