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The Fourth Hand is a 2001 novel by American novelist John Irving. It is his 10th published novel. Plot. While reporting a story from India, Patrick Wallingford, a New York television journalist, has his left hand eaten by a lion. Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant notoriety as "the lion guy".
- John Irving
- 2001
3 de jul. de 2001 · John Irving. 3.33. 30,571 ratings1,328 reviews. While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation’s first hand transplant; meanwhile, in the distracting ...
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A journalist loses his hand in a lion attack, a surgeon performs the first hand transplant, and a woman offers her husband's hand to another man. The Fourth Hand is a comedy, a satire, a farce, and a drama that explores loss, grief, love, and second chances.
Academy Award (2000) Notable Works: “A Prayer for Owen Meany” “A Son of the Circus” “A Widow for One Year” “Avenue of Mysteries” “In One Person” “Last Night in Twisted River” “Setting Free the Bears” “The 158-Pound Marriage” “The Cider House Rules” “The Fourth Hand” “The Hotel New Hampshire”
English. 380 pages ; 18 cm. 'Imagine a young man on his way to a less-than-thirty-second event - the loss of his left hand, long before he reached middle age.' While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident.
The Fourth Handis characteristic of John Irving’s seamless storytelling and further explores some of the author’s recurring themes – loss, grief, love as redemption. But this novel also...
Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on television, viewers rally to help him. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2011-07-07 22:59:18.
