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Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345417976
ISBN-139780345417978
eBay Product ID (ePID)172328
Product Key Features
Book TitlePrayer for Owen Meany
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
TopicPsychological, War & Military, Sagas, Literary
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Irving
Book SeriesReaders Circle Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16.3 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-093292
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingA
Reviews"Extraordinary, so original, and so enriching . . . A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th century fiction . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world."-Stephen King, Washington Post Book World "Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating, and darkly comic . . . Dickensian in scope . . . Quite stunning and very ambitious."- Los Angeles Times Book Review "A lavish meditation on predestination, faith, and the unrealized forces that shape one's days."- San Francisco Chronicle "John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller."- New York Times Book Review "Vintage Irving . . . A boisterous cast, a spirited joy."- Time "Riveting . . . Owen Meany, drawn in bold strokes, burns in the mind's eyevivid, alive, belovedlong after the turning of the final page."-United Press International, "Extraordinary, so original, and so enriching . . . A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th century fiction . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." -STEPHEN KING The Washington Post Book World "Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating, and darkly comic . . . Dickensian in scope . . . Quite stunning and very ambitious." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "A lavish meditation on predestination, faith, and the unrealized forces that shape one's days." -San Francisco Chronicle "John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller." -The New York Times Book Review "Vintage Irving . . . A boisterous cast, a spirited joy." -Time "Riveting . . . Owen Meany, drawn in bold strokes, burns in the mind's eye-vivid, alive, beloved-long after the turning of the final page." -UPI, "Extraordinary, so original, and so enriching . . . A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th century fiction . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world."-Stephen King,Washington Post Book World "Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating, and darkly comic . . . Dickensian in scope . . . Quite stunning and very ambitious."-Los Angeles Times Book Review "A lavish meditation on predestination, faith, and the unrealized forces that shape one's days."-San Francisco Chronicle "John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller."-New York Times Book Review "Vintage Irving . . . A boisterous cast, a spirited joy."-Time "Riveting . . . Owen Meany, drawn in bold strokes, burns in the mind's eyevivid, alive, belovedlong after the turning of the final page."-United Press International
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisOwen 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 REVIEWJohn Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller.THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKR EVIEW
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- 05 Mar, 2020
not the book pictured in the add
From the picture this was to be the trade paperback but was sent the mass market, tiny print paperback.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
