The World According to Garp book (Ballantine Books)

This is a paperback edition of John Irving's classic novel, The World According to Garp. The specific ISBN visible (0-345-36676-X) identifies it as a mass-market paperback published by Ballantine Books, which is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. The labeling indicates it was printed in the United States and mentions price points for the US and Canadian markets.

Ballantine Books was originally founded as an independent publisher in 1952 by Ian and Betty Ballantine. Over the decades, it became a major player in paperback publishing. Today, the brand is part of the mega-publisher Penguin Random House, which was formed through a merger between Penguin Group and Random House. The current ultimate owner is Bertelsmann, a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Germany, making it one of the largest book publishing entities in the world.