Irving"s works, which include The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules, have been praised for their focus on human relationships. This title, John Irving, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of John Irving through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on John Irving, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.