John Irving in Conversation with Lan Samantha Chang

Presented in collaboration with the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, University Lecture Committee, Iowa City Book Festival, and Refocus Film Festival

Part of Hancher’s Infinite Dream festival

John Irving is one of the foremost writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. He is the author of several books, including the novels The Cider House Rules, The World According to Garp, and most recently The Last Chairlift. He was also inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Irving returns to our campus and community to discuss his life and creative process alongside Iowa Writers’ Workshop director Lan Samantha Chang.