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A Prayer for Owen Meany

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A Prayer for Owen Meany

Owen Meany, the only child of a New Hampshire granite quarrier, believes he is God’s instrument. He is.

This is John Irving’s most comic novel; yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving’s most heartbreaking character.

A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving

  • Publication Date: June 23, 1997
  • Paperback: 656 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • ISBN-10: 0345417976
  • ISBN-13: 9780345417978