The Resource A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 627 p.
- Note
- Originally published in 1989
- Isbn
- 9780062299567
- Label
- A prayer for Owen Meany
- Title
- A prayer for Owen Meany
- Statement of responsibility
- John Irving
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- ZHB
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3559.R8
- LC item number
- P7 2013
- Literary form
- fiction
- Label
- A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
- Note
- Originally published in 1989
- Control code
- ocn858310438
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 627 p.
- Isbn
- 9780062299567
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858310438
- Label
- A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
- Note
- Originally published in 1989
- Control code
- ocn858310438
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 627 p.
- Isbn
- 9780062299567
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858310438
Subject
- Belief and doubt -- Fiction
- Birthfathers -- Fiction
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
- New Hampshire -- Fiction
- Predestination -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Religious fiction
- Religious fiction
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction
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