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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.
Jan 1, 1989 · A Prayer for Owen Meany. John Irving. 4.24. 325,404 ratings16,768 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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Apr 3, 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, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary.
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.
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Mar 13, 2012 · A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel. John Irving. Harper Collins, Mar 13, 2012 - Fiction - 656 pages. “A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ......
Apr 14, 1990 · 4.5 13,719 ratings. See all formats and editions. Owen Meany, the only child of a New Hampshire granite quarrier, believes he is God's instrument; he is. This is John Irving's most comic novel, yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving's most heartbreaking character.
A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel. John Irving. Modern Library, 2002 - Fiction - 641 pages. John Irving's seventh novel begins in 1953, as Owen Meany and his best friend, both 11, are playing...
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,...
