by John Irving · William Morrow & Co · tapa dura · ISBN 9780747503347
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«A Prayer for Owen Meany» is a novel by John Irving, published by William Morrow & Co in hardcover (560 pages, in English).
In Gravesend, New Hampshire, Owen Meany, an eleven-year-old boy, hits a foul ball in a children's baseball game and accidentally kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents and considers himself an instrument of God. His friend John Wheelwright narrates this story, which combines humor and tragedy.
Originally published in 1989 in English, it is a contemporary literary fiction novel. John Irving is also the author of The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules.
For readers of literary fiction and coming-of-age novels; it is a modern classic by John Irving and a regular title in book clubs.
John Winslow Irving is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
