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Setting Free the Bears
"Astonishing . . . a writer of uncommon imaginative power. Whatever [John Irving] writes, it will be worth reading."--Saturday Review
It is 1967. Two Viennese university students, Siggy and Hannes, roam the Austrian countryside on their motorcycles--on a quest: to liberate the bears of the Vienna Zoo. But their good intentions have both comic and gruesome consequences in this first novel from John Irving, already a master storyteller at twenty-five years old.
"Imagine a mixture of Till Eulenspiegel and Ken Kesey . . . and you've got the range of the merry pranksters who hot rod through Mr. Irving's book . . . tossing flowers, stealing salt shakers, and planning the biggest caper of their young lives."--The New York Times
Book Details
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- Publish Date: Jun 23rd, 1997
- Pages: 304
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - 0002
- Dimensions: 8.26in - 5.54in - 0.78in - 0.55lb
- EAN: 9780345417985
- Categories: • Literary• Humorous - General• Historical - General
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Praise for this book
"Astonishing . . . a writer of uncommon imaginative power. Whatever [John Irving] writes, it will be worth reading."--Saturday Review
"Imagine a mixture of Till Eulenspiegel and Ken Kesey . . . and you've got the range of the merry pranksters who hot rod through Mr. Irving's book . . . tossing flowers, stealing salt shakers, and planning the bigest caper of their young lives."--The New York Times
What people are saying
Welcome to AbeBooks (a.k.a ABE) and our world of wonderful books. Use #foundonabe to celebrate your amazing discoveries.
John Irving has released his 15th novel, The Last Chairlift. His first novel was Setting Free The Bears in 1968. As usual, it's set in a small New England town. It's also an epic 912 pages long. What's your favorite Irving novel? Garp? Hotel New Hampshire? https://t.co/A75DVVYpzs https://t.co/8XGcJDzbPM