Bibliograph

A prayer for Owen Meany, a novel, John Irving

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A prayer for Owen Meany, a novel, John Irving

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A prayer for Owen Meany

Oclc number

18557147

Responsibility statement

John Irving

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Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 7.7, 42, 28546.

Sub title

a novel

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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