01846cam a2200409 i 4500 421939022 TxAuBib 20200101120000.0 130916s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062299567 0062299565 9780062284853 0062284851 (OCoLC)858310438 ZHB eng rda ZHB YDXCP BDX OCLCO WKM FDA OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCO TXLMP OCLCQ IHV OCLCO NMC QT4 OCLCQ OCLCA CIRBC TxAuBib rda Irving, John, 1942- A prayer for Owen Meany / John Irving. New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2013. viii, 627 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published in 1989. Includes bibliographical references. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. A Prayer for Owen Meany is a coming-of-age tale that ranks among the most cherished American classics. 20200101. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States Fiction. Belief and doubt Fiction. Mothers Death Fiction. Male friendship Fiction. Predestination Fiction. Birthfathers Fiction. New Hampshire Fiction. Psychological fiction. Religious fiction. Fiction.