Title:
Prayer for Owen Meany, A
Genre:
Adventure
Action
Literature
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Binding:
Paperback
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
617
Number of Chapters:
9
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:36:58
Synopsis:
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 and terrifying. A Prayer for Owen Meanywas first published in 1989. This Modern Library edition includes a new Introduction by the author. From the Hardcover edition.
Author:
John Irving
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Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Barcode:
9780345363527
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
Ballantine Books, New York
Publication Date:
1989-12-01
Language:
English
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:36:58