A Prayer for Owen Meany

by 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. ~from back cover

Book Details

ISBN13	9780552135399
ISBN10	0552135399
Series/Work	OL14858723W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Black Swan
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Accessible book American fiction American fiction (fictional works by one author) Amitié masculine Belief and doubt Birthfathers Croyance et doute Death Englisch Fiction Fiction, general Fiction, psychological Friendship Friendship, fiction Friendship in fiction Male friendship Mothers New Hampshire New hampshire, fiction Pères naturels

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