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The Water Method Man (1972) is the second published novel by American novelist John Irving . Plot summary. The novel revolves around the mishaps of its narrator, Fred Trumper, a floundering late-twenty-something graduate student with serious commitment and honesty issues that earn him the nickname "Bogus."
- John Irving
- 1972
Jan 1, 2001 · 3.38. 12,863 ratings406 reviews. “John Irving, it is abundantly clear, is a true artist.”—. Los Angeles Times. Fred "Bogus" Trumper has troubles. A divorced, broke graduate student of Old Norse in 1970s New York, Trumper is a wayward knight-errant in the battle of the sexes and the pursuit of His ex-wife has moved in with his childhood ...
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Jun 13, 1990 · John Irving, as a young man, starts off with a bang. His first chapter is an hilarious incursion into a very unpleasant situation. Officers and enlisted men in armed services around the world will knock themselves out laughing.
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- John Irving
Jun 23, 1997 · The Water-Method Man is a well-written piece of fiction that is worth the read. This story has a 'woven' plot that takes you back and forth through the weft and weave of the narrative, building both plot and characters along the way. For those who need a linear progression to anchor them in a story, this is not the book to read.
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- Ballantine Books
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- John Irving
The main character of John Irving’s second novel, written when the author was twenty-nine, is a perpetual graduate student with a birth defect in his urinary tract—and a man on the threshold of committing himself to a second marriage that bears remarkable resemblance to his first. Buy the book.
A divorced, broke graduate student of Old Norse in 1970s New York, Trumper is a wayward knight-errant in the battle of the sexes and the pursuit of happiness: His ex-wife has moved in with his childhood best friend, his life is the subject of a tell-all movie, and his chronic urinary tract infection requires surgery.
The Water-method Man. John Irving. Pocket Books, 1972 - Fiction - 365 pages. The main character of John Irving's second novel, written when the author was twenty-nine, is a perpetual graduate...
