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"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." So begins John Irving's new novel. Living in Toronto, an American exile recalls a childhood friendship that changed his life. In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys - best friends - are playing in a Little League game in Gravesend, New Hampshire; one of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. The boy who hit the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen - after that 1953 foul ball - is extraordinary and terrifying. (front flap)
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A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 1989
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- John Irving
- Uitgever
- Lester & Orpen Dennys
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1989
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- Aantal pagina's
- 543
- ISBN10
- 0886192269
- ISBN13
- 9780886192266
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historische romans, Humor, Hedendaagse literatuur, Klassiekers, Vriendschap, Verenigde Staten, Oorlogen, 20e Eeuw, Amerikaanse Literatuur, Maatschappelijke romans, Dood, Volwassen worden
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- "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." So begins John Irving's new novel. Living in Toronto, an American exile recalls a childhood friendship that changed his life. In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys - best friends - are playing in a Little League game in Gravesend, New Hampshire; one of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. The boy who hit the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen - after that 1953 foul ball - is extraordinary and terrifying. (front flap)