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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Cider_House_RulesThe Cider House Rules - Wikipedia

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   The Cider House Rules (1985) is a novel by American writer John Irving, a Bildungsroman that was later adapted into a 1999 film and a stage play by Peter Parnell. The story, set in the pre– and post–World War II era, tells of a young man, Homer Wells, growing up under the guidance of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an obstetrician and abortion provider.

   • Author: John Irving

   • Publish Year: 1985

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Cider-House-RulesThe Cider House Rules | Introduction & Summary | Britannica

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   The Cider House Rules, novel by John Irving, published in 1985. One of Irving’s most political and controversial novels, openly Dickensian in its broad scope, The Cider House Rules explores the contentious issue of abortion , as well as those of addiction , racism , and rejection.

   • Author: John Irving

   • Publish Year: 1985

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   May 10, 1985 · The Cider House Rules has all the traits of a good Irving novel: the humane, odd, and likable characters with unusual life experiences; a storyline with moral undertones; profound scenes -- some zany and humorous -- others wise and touching. Don't get me wrong, this book isn't for everyone.

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6. john-irving.com › the-cider-house-rulesThe Cider House Rules - John Irving

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   First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is John Irving’s sixth novel. Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch—saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud’s, ether addict and abortionist.

7. www.waterstones.com › book › the-cider-house-rulesThe Cider House Rules by John Irving - Waterstones

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   Synopsis. Author. 'The reason Homer Wells kept his name was that he came back to St Cloud's so many times, after so many failed foster homes, that the orphanage was forced to acknowledge Homer's intention to make St Cloud's his home.' Homer Wells' odyssey begins among the apple orchards of rural Maine.

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8. www.enotes.com › topics › cider-houseThe Cider House Rules Analysis - eNotes.com

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   The Cider House Rules is John Irving’s most profound exploration to date of the human condition. Wonderfully realistic yet strongly symbolic, the novel (Irving’s sixth) is richly textured...

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   • The Cider House Rules, novel by John Irving, published in 1985. One of Irving’s most political and controversial novels, openly Dickensian in its broad scope, The Cider House Rules explores the contentious issue of abortion, as well as those of addiction, racism, and rejection. Dr.

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   • The Cider House Rules (1985) is a novel by American writer John Irving, a Bildungsroman that was later adapted into a 1999 film and a stage play by Peter Parnell. The story, set in the pre– and post–World War II era, tells of a young man, Homer Wells, growing up under the guidance of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an obstetrician and abortion provider.

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   • “In the hospital of the orphanage —the boys’ division at St Cloud’s, Maine — two nurses were in charge of naming the new babies and checking that their little penises were healing from the obligatory circumcision.” First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is John Irving’s sixth novel.

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   • In The Cider House Rules, Wilbur Larch is a historian of the local world of St. Cloud’s; his journal, The History of St. Cloud’s, grows more vast with each succeeding year. Homer’s son, Angel, turns out to be a novelist.

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   • Burgess, Anthony. “A Novel of Obstetrics.” The Atlantic 98 (July, 1985): 98-100. Review of The Cider House Rules by another prominent novelist. Burgess finds the novel’s themes admirable but judges the book to be lacking in artistry.

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   • Lilly Berry, the diminutive novelist of The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), becomes a best-selling novelist but is unable to contain the illusions and dies a suicide. In The Cider House Rules, Wilbur Larch is a historian of the local world of St. Cloud’s; his journal, The History of St. Cloud’s, grows more vast with each succeeding year.

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10. www.penguinrandomhouse.com › books › 85490The Cider House Rules - Penguin Random House

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    First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century. The novel tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch—saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud’s, ether addict and abortionist.