For 10 points, name this novel about a man conceived when his mother takes advantage of a dying turret gunner, written by John Irving.
One character in this novel dies of a heart attack while masturbating at home the very same day that Fat Stew, a man who taught a course on "My Time in the Pacific," dies. Early on in this novel, the protagonist has part of his ear bitten off by the dog Bonkers, who belongs to the family that runs the Steering School. Duncan is forced to wear an (*) eye-patch after a car accident in this novel that also involves the title character's wife, who bites off part of Michael Milton's penis. The protagonist marries Helen Holm in this novel shortly after publishing his first story while in Vienna, before breaking out with The Pension Grillparzer. For 10 points, name this novel about a man conceived when his mother takes advantage of a dying turret gunner, written by John Irving.
One character in this novel dies of a heart attack while masturbating at home the very same day that Fat Stew, a man who taught a course on "My Time in the Pacific," dies.
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