A Prayer for Owen Meany
By
John Irving
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Hardcover
Reprint edition from William Morrow & Co (September 10, 2013)
9780062299567 | details & prices | List price $24.99
Reissue edition from World Pubns (March 1, 1992); titled "Prayer for Owen Meany"
9780792481973 | details & prices | List price $4.98
About: Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
About: Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
Limited edition from William Morrow & Co (March 1, 1989); titled "Prayer for Owen Meany"
9780688087609 | details & prices | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.75 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $150.00
About: Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
About: Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
from William Morrow & Co (March 1, 1989); titled "Prayer for Owen Meany"
9780688077082 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.05 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
About: Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
Paperback
Deluxe edition from William Morrow & Co (September 10, 2013)
9780062284853 | details & prices | 656 pages | List price $19.99
Reprint edition from Harpercollins (April 3, 2012)
9780062204226 | details & prices | 617 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.66 lbs | List price $7.99
About: "I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
About: "I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
Lgr edition from Harpercollins (April 3, 2012)
9780062205575 | details & prices | 1137 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 2.00 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $22.99
About: I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest personI ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother'sdeath, but because he is the reason I believe in God;I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
About: I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest personI ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother'sdeath, but because he is the reason I believe in God;I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
Reprint edition from William Morrow & Co (April 3, 2012)
9780062204097 | details & prices | 627 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.16 lbs | List price $15.99
About: I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
About: I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
from Ballantine Books (May 1, 1997)
9780345417978 | details & prices | 543 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $16.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
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Reissue edition from Ballantine Books (April 1, 1990)
9780345361790 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $7.99
About: While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
About: While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
Reinforced
from Demco Media (April 1, 1999); titled "Prayer for Owen Meany"
9780606162494 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.80
About: While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
About: While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613034210 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $18.40
About: While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
About: While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
April 1, 1990
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345361790
ISBN-10
0345361792
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.25 by 7 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
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$7.99
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Summary
While playing baseball in the summer of 1953, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother, and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of God
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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
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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