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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed is a collection of short works by novelist John Irving. First published by Arcade Publishing in 1996, it features twelve pieces divided into the three sections of memoirs, fiction, and homage.

Irving's author's notes follow each piece, where he discusses his inspiration and creative process for the works.

Contents

The collection includes the following works:

Memoirs

• "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed"
• "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"