A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel

By: John Irving

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Synopsis: “A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ... An amazingly brave piece of work ... so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world.” —STEPHEN KING, Washington PostI am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys—best friends—are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. 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 PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 640 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780062204103
Related ISBNs:: 9780062284853
Publisher:: HarperCollins
Date of Addition:: 06/16/25
Copyrighted By:: HarperCollins
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Horror, Nonfiction, Romance, Self-Help, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:: Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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