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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.
28 Mac 1989 · A Prayer for Owen Meany. John Irving. 4.24. 323,312 ratings16,569 reviews. Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument.
A novel by John Irving about the friendship between two boys, one of whom is a dwarf with a mysterious voice and a destiny. The novel explores themes of faith, fate, and the Vietnam War through the narrator's memories and diary entries.
Learn about the novel by John Irving, which explores themes of faith, friendship, and destiny through the narrator John Wheelwright and his friend Owen Meany. Find book summary, analysis, character descriptions, and more study tools on SparkNotes.
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. What happens to Owen,...
A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel. John Irving. Ballantine Books, 1997 - Fiction - 543 pages. Owen Meany, a latter-day prophet and Christ-like figure dies a martyr after having inspired true...
13 Mac 2012 · 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. What happens to Owen...
