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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - Paperback
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - Trade Paperback
John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany is the inspiring modern classic that introduced two of the author’s most unforgettable characters, boys bonded forever in childhood: the stunted Owen Meany, whose life is touched by God, and the orphaned Johnny Wheelwright, whose life is touched by Owen. From the accident that links them to the mystery that follows them–and the martyrdom that parts them–the events of their lives form a tapestry of fate and faith in a novel that is Irving at his irresistible best...
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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. "Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating and darkly comic...Dickensian in scope....Quite stunning and very ambitious." LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW "John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKR EVIEW
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We found 23 used copies, 10 new copies, and 3 collectible copies of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780345417978)
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We found 79 used copies, 0 new copies, and 3 collectible copies of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780688077082)
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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.
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We found 7 used copies, 0 new copies, and 2 collectible copies of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780747503347)
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Not since The Thorn Birds has Colleen McCullough written a novel of such broad appeal about a family and the Australian experience as The Touch. At its center is Alexander Kinross, remembered as a young man in his native Scotland only as a shiftless boilermaker's apprentice and a godless rebel. But when, years later, he writes from Australia to summon his bride, his Scottish relatives quickly realize that he has made a fortune in the gold fields and is now a man to be reckoned with. Arriving in Sydney...
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Paperback: 656 pages (1997-06-23). Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1997-06-23. Label: Ballantine Books. Studio: Ballantine Books. ISBN: 0345417976. Average Customer Review: based on 1092 reviews. Sales Rank in Books: #18653.
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IRVING, JOHN. "A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY"
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany is a very religious book that uses its title character to explore many questions of faith, religion, war, and friendship. Owen Meany is the main character of the novel. The book is narrated by his best friend John Wheelwright. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these two characters and those around them as a reflection of life in the 20th century. Basically the book revolves around Owen and John as they grow up in New England...
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