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A Prayer for Owen Meany

byJohn Irving

Genres: Fiction

Who is this book for? Readers interested in character-driven narratives that explore deep themes of friendship, belief, and the human experience.

Topics FriendshipBeliefTragedyFaithDestinyMotherhoodLossIdentityReligionWarBelief and doubtDeathPredestination
MoodBittersweet, Reflective
HumorOccasional Humor
ViolenceMild
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. (back cover)

Language

en

Published on

01/01/1990

Pages

637

Format

Mass Market Paperback

ISBN

9780552135399

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