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A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer John Irving. Published in 1989, it tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960s.
- John Irving
- 1989
Mar 28, 1989 · A Prayer for Owen Meany. John Irving. 4.24. 322,711 ratings16,516 reviews. Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument.
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A novel by John Irving about the friendship between two boys, one of whom is a dwarf with a mysterious voice and a destiny. The novel explores themes of faith, fate, and the Vietnam War through the narrator's memories and diary entries.
- John Irving
- 1989
Apr 3, 2012 · 4.5 13,530 ratings. See all formats and editions. “A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late twentieth-century fiction—it is an amazingly brave piece of work . . . so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . .
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- John Irving
- Harper
A Prayer for Owen Meany, published in 1989, is a novel by American author John Irving. The story follows the life of narrator John Wheelwright, as he reflects on his friendship with Owen Meany, a boy with a “wrecked voice” who believes he is an instrument of God.
Mar 13, 2012 · Tiny, symbolic Owen echoes the hero of Irving's teacher Günter Grass's The Tin Drum--the two characters share the same initials. A rollicking entertainment, Owen Meany is also a meditation on literature, history, and God. --Tim Appelo
May 8, 2012 · One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy’s mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn’t believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God’s instrument. What happens to Owen,...
