Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by novelist John Irving. First published by Arcade Publishing in 1996, it features twelve pieces divided into the three sections of memoirs, fiction, and homage.
 Trying to Save Piggy Sneed Cover | |
| Author | John Irving |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | short story collection, nonfiction collection |
| Publisher | Arcade Publishing |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 432 pp (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 1-55970-323-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-345-40474-2 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 32466612 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3559.R8 T78 1996 |
Irving's author's notes follow each piece, where he discusses his inspiration and creative process for the works.
Contents edit
The collection includes the following works:
Memoirs edit
- "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed"
- "The Imaginary Girlfriend"
- "My Dinner at the Whitehouse"
Fiction edit
- "Interior Space"
- "Brennbar's Rant"
- "The Pension Grillparzer"
- "Other People's Dreams"
- "Weary Kingdom"
- "Almost in Iowa"
Homage edit
- "The King of the Novel"
- "An Introduction to A Christmas Carol"
- "Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants"
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