About the Book
About the Book
A Prayer for Owen Meany
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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
- Publication Date: June 23, 1997
- Paperback: 656 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- ISBN-10: 0345417976
- ISBN-13: 9780345417978