A Prayer for Owen Meany(1989)
John Irving
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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. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created.
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Pages
637
637
Authors
Format
Paperback
Paperback
Language
English
English
People Interested
1
1
Published By
Black Swan
Black Swan
Published at
1/1/1989
1/1/1989
Isbn13
9780552135399
9780552135399
Isbn10
0552135399
0552135399
Setting
Toronto, Ontario (Canada), New Hampshire (United States), Canada, Ontario (Canada)
Toronto, Ontario (Canada), New Hampshire (United States), Canada, Ontario (Canada)
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