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Last edited by Philip Tidman
August 15, 2011 | History

Setting Free the Bears 7 editions

By John Irving
Cover of: Setting Free the Bears by John Irving
About the Book

Irving’s debut novel, this is set in 1960s Austria and focuses on two anarchic young Austrians on a motorcycle tour of the country whose stated aim is to free the animals from Vienna Zoo.

Subjects
Fiction, Young men, Zoo animals, Historical reenactments, History, Fiction in English, Black humor (Literature)
Places
Vienna (Austria), Austria, Europe
Times
1960s

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7 editions First published in 1969

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Publish date unknown, Pocket Books
Setting free the bears
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1969, Random House
Setting free the bears.
in English
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1979, Corgi
Setting free the bears
in English
Cover of: Liberté pour les ours!
1993, Éditions de Seuil
Liberté pour les ours!
in French
Cover of: Kuma o hanatsu
1996, Chūō Kōronsha
Kuma o hanatsu
in Japanese - 880-02 Kaihan.
Cover of: Setting free the bears
1997, Ballantine Books
Setting free the bears
in English - 1st Ballantine Books trade ed.
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2003, Ballantine Books
Setting free the bears
in English - 2nd Ballantine Books trade ed.

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August 15, 2011 Edited by Philip Tidman added a brief synopsis of a novel
August 24, 2010 Edited by Magnus Manske merge authors
April 28, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the work.
January 30, 2010 Edited by WorkBot add more information to works
December 7, 2009 Created by WorkBot new work