Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by novelist John Irving. First published by Arcade Publishing in 1996, it features twelve pieces divided into the three sections of memoirs, fiction, and homage.

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

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Author	John Irving
Language	English
Genre	short story collection, nonfiction collection
Publisher	Arcade Publishing
Publication date	1996
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	432 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN	1-55970-323-7 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-345-40474-2 (paperback edition)
OCLC	32466612
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Class	PS3559.R8 T78 1996

Irving's author's notes follow each piece, where he discusses his inspiration and creative process for the works.

Contents

The collection includes the following works:

Memoirs

• "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed"
• "The Imaginary Girlfriend"
• "My Dinner at the Whitehouse"

Fiction

• "Interior Space"
• "Brennbar's Rant"
• "The Pension Grillparzer"
• "Other People's Dreams"
• "Weary Kingdom"
• "Almost in Iowa"

Homage

• "The King of the Novel"
• "An Introduction to A Christmas Carol"
• "Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants"