A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel / John Irving.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Morrow, c1989.Edition: 1st trade edDescription: 543 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0688077080
  • 9780688077082
  • 0688087604 (lim. ed.)
  • 9780688087609 (lim. ed.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PS 3559 .R8 P7 1989
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Summary: In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection PS3559 .R8 P7 1989 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98635336

In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.

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