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A prayer for Owen Meany

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  • Author: Irving, John
    Contributor: BC Libraries Cooperative; National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Edition: Unabridged
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    2013
    Summary:

    When he was eleven years old, Owen Meany hit a foul ball that struck and killed the mother of his best pal, Johnny Wheelwright, the story's narrator. Thereafter, Owen believes himself to be an instrument of God. What happens to the two pals after that accident is extraordinary and terrifying.

    Genre:
    Psychological fiction
    Subject(s): Belief and doubt | Death | Fiction | Male friendship | Mothers | United States | Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Original Publisher: New York : Morrow, c.1989, Seattle, Washington, Washington Talking book and Braille Library (USA)
    Language(s): English