Prayer for Owen Meany (Hardcover, 1st mass market ed)


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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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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General

Imprint

Perfection Learning

Country of origin

United States

Release date

April 1990

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First published

April 1990

Authors

Dimensions

170 x 109 x 33mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Library binding / Cloth over boards

Pages

617

Edition

1st mass market ed

ISBN-13

978-0-7807-9466-5

Barcode

9780780794665

Categories

LSN

0-7807-9466-4



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