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  1. A Son of the Circus. A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer John Irving. Published in 1989, it tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960s. According to John's narration, Owen is a remarkable boy in many ways; he believes ...

    • John Irving
    • 1989
  2. Mar 28, 1989 · A Prayer for Owen Meany was one of John Irving's earlier works that I have waited too long to read, what a beautiful and engaging book. This is the tale of two young boys growing up in a small community in New Hampshire, Gravesend, and their friendship throughout the late twentieth century, the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

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    • Paperback
  3. Apr 3, 2012 · 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.

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    • $8.99
    • John Irving
    • Harper
  4. Mar 13, 2012 · A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel - Kindle edition by Irving, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel.

    • 1989
    • John Irving
  5. May 8, 2012 · A Prayer for Owen Meany. “I 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 was the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.”. In the summer of 1953, two eleven ...

  6. May 1, 1990 · Buy A Prayer For Owen Meany: a ‘genius’ modern American classic by Irving, John from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. A Prayer For Owen Meany: a ‘genius’ modern American classic: Amazon.co.uk: Irving, John: 9780552993692: Books

    • John Irving
  7. The narrative of A Prayer for Owen Meany does not follow a perfect chronology, as John pieces together the story he wants to tell. Owen is a bizarre child. A tiny dwarf, he has weirdly luminous skin and an ethereally nasal voice (represented in the novel in all-capital letters). He has a tremendous crush on John's mother, who, in turn, is very ...

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