An edition of Setting Free the Bears (Black Swan) (1979)
Setting free the bears
By John Irving
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Publish Date
1979
Publisher
Pocket Books
Language
eng
Pages
368
Description:
Irving’s debut novel, this is set in 1960s Austria and focuses on two anarchic young Austrians on a motorcycle tour of the country whose stated aim is to free the animals from Vienna Zoo.
subjects: American fiction (fictional works by one author), Young men, Fiction, Zoo animals, History, Historical reenactments, Fiction in English, Black humor (Literature), Jeunes hommes, Romans, nouvelles, Animaux de jardin zoologique, Histoire
Places: Europe, Austria, Vienna (Austria)
Times: 20th century, 1960s