In 2004, a film version was released, entitled "A Door in the Floor." Apart from his novels, Irving has published a collection of short stories, “Trying To Save Piggy Sneed,” including a "miniature autobiography," “The Imaginary Girlfriend,” embodying his reflections on writing and wrestling. Irving's novel "A Widow for One Year" (1998) was the next of his works to be adapted. Irving wrote the screenplay himself, and received the 2000 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film, finally directed by Lasse Hallstrom, was both a critical and a popular success. In his book, "My Movie Business," Irving recounts that it took "two producers, four directors, thirteen years, and uncounted rewrites" to bring the book to the screen. Filming "The Cider House Rules" proved to be a more challenging undertaking. "A Prayer for Owen Meany" was filmed under the title Simon Birch in 1998. A film adaptation of "The Hotel New Hampshire" followed quickly. Irving’s writing credits include: “The 158-Pound Marriage,” “The World According to Garp” (1978), “The Hotel New Hampshire” (1981), “The Cider House Rules” (1985), “A Prayer for Owen Meany” (1989), “A Son of the Circus” (1994), “The Fourth Hand” (2001), “Until I Find You” (2004), and “Last Night in Twisted River.” "The World According to Garp" was made into a successful film, released in 1982. While teaching at Mount Holyoke, Irving received additional support from the Guggenheim Foundation, and served as Writer-in-Residence at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference. In 1975, Irving took a job as Assistant Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. While at the University of Iowa, Irving received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. That same year, Irving was appointed Writer-in-Residence at the University of Iowa. Irving's second novel, “The Water-Method Man,” was published in 1972. His first novel, “Setting Free the Bears,” was published when he was twenty-six. After completing his graduate degree in 1967, Irving took a job as Assistant Professor of English at Windham College in Vermont. John Irving earned an MFA from the Creative Writing program at the University of Iowa, where his instructors included Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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