by John Irving · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552993692
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«A Prayer for Owen Meany» is the novel by John Irving, published by Black Swan in paperback (640 pages, in English).
In 1953, in Gravesend, Owen Meany hits a foul ball that kills the mother of his best friend, John Wheelwright. Owen does not see it as an accident: he believes he is an instrument of God with a higher purpose. The story follows their friendship into adulthood, with Vietnam in the background, and suggests that his divine plan may not have been imaginary.
The novel was originally published in 1989 and inspired the film «Simon Birch» (1998).
For readers of literary fiction and contemporary classics, with an interest in coming-of-age novels, friendship, and social criticism.
John Winslow Irving is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
