Irving delves deeper into his novels, writing process

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Irving delves deeper into his novels, writing process

By Sarah Payne

Published: Wednesday, October 20, 2010

http://www.dailyfreepress.com/news/irving-delves-deeper-into-his-novels-writing-process-1.2375257

Author John Irving isn't afraid to embrace sexual ambiguity and other topics that border on the uncomfortable in order to create celebrated works of fiction, he said on Tuesday.

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Irving's 13th novel, "In One Person," is written in the form of a first person narrative, he said.

The protagonist, William, is a bisexual boy who falls in love with a transgender, female librarian. William, however, does not initially realize she is transgender.