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John Irving honored by Dayton Literary Peace Prize

By Patrick Kowalczyk, 23 July 2018 — Literature

John Irving, the author of novels such as “The World According to Garp” and “The Cider House Rules” that examine the complexities of sexual differences and other social issues is this year’s winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Award, organizers of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize announced this week. Coverage included Associated Press, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, and The Toronto Star.

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The Dayton Literary Peace Prize recognizes writers whose work demonstrates the power of literature to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding. Past recipients include Elie Wiesel and Studs Terkel. Launched in 2006,.it is an offshoot of the Dayton Peace Prize commemorating the 1995 peace accords ending the war in Bosnia, and is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the United States.

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