Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed Cover
Author	John Irving
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	short story collection, nonfiction collection
Publisher	Arcade Publishing
Publication date	1996
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

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by John Irving, first published by Arcade Publishing in 1996. It features twelve writing pieces divided into three sections: Memoirs, Fiction, and Homage. The titles of the pieces are as follows:

Memoirs

• "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed" (short story)
• "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"

Following each piece, Irving included sections entitled "Author's Notes," where he discussed his inspiration for the pieces and the methods of their creation.