{"id":31191,"date":"2012-05-08T12:03:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T16:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=31191"},"modified":"2012-05-08T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T16:02:42","slug":"win-two-tickets-to-see-john-irving-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/08\/win-two-tickets-to-see-john-irving-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Win Two Tickets to See John Irving, Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Irving.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Irving.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Irving\" width=\"295\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-31192\" \/><\/a>As fans of John Irving know, interviews with the legendary writer are rare indeed. So the chance to see Irving interviewed live don\u2019t come around every day. 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