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A Prayer for Owen Meany (Modern Library)

by John Irving

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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 boys mother. The boy who hits the ball doesnt believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is Gods instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying.

A Prayer for Owen Meany was first published in 1989. This Modern Library edition includes a new Introduction by the author.

Synopsis:

John Irving's seventh novel begins in 1953, as Owen Meany and his best friend, both 11, are playing in a Little League baseball game. Owen hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he's convinced he is God's instrument. What happens to him after that foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying.

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About the Author

John Irving published his first novel at the age of twenty-six. He has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation; he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award, and an Oscar.

In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In January 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780679642596

Introduction:

Irving, John

Author:

Irving, John

Author:

John Irving Introduction by the author

Publisher:

Modern Library

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Boys

Subject:

Friendship

Subject:

Belief and doubt

Subject:

Death

Subject:

Mothers

Subject:

Young men

Subject:

New hampshire

Subject:

Psychological fiction

Subject:

Religious fiction

Subject:

Predestination

Subject:

Male friendship

Subject:

Vietnamese Conflict, 19

Subject:

Birthfathers

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2002

Edition Number:

2002

Edition Description:

Modern Library Hardcover

Series:

Modern Library

Series Volume:

2389

Publication Date:

20020631

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

672

Dimensions:

8.26x5.72x1.38 in. 1.65 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by Libri, John Irving's seventh novel begins in 1953, as Owen Meany and his best friend, both 11, are playing in a Little League baseball game. Owen hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he's convinced he is God's instrument. What happens to him after that foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying.