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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (1990, Mass Market)
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780345361790
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345361792
ISBN-13
9780345361790
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172171
Product Key Features
Book Title
Prayer for Owen Meany
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1990
Topic
Psychological, War & Military, Sagas, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Mass Market
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
6.9 in
Item Width
4.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
88-013839
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"John Irving, who writes novels in the unglamorous but effective way Babe Ruth used to hit home runs, deserves a medal not only for writing this book but for the way he has written it. . . .A Prayer for Owen Meanyis a rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late twentieth-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work . . . so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." -Stephen King From the Hardcover edition., "John Irving, who writes novels in the unglamorous but effective way Babe Ruth used to hit home runs, deserves a medal not only for writing this book but for the way he has written it. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late twentieth-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work . . . so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." -Stephen King From the Hardcover edition., "John Irving, who writes novels in the unglamorous but effective way Babe Ruth used to hit home runs, deserves a medal not only for writing this book but for the way he has written it. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late twentieth-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work . . . so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." - Stephen King From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
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
LC Classification Number
PS3559.R8P7 1989
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- l***a (6743)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseEXCELLENT book...VERY WELL packaged. The item arrived disgracefully late, but this is no fault of the seller, who clearly mailed it on he date he claimed. The good old USPS messed this one up. At one point, tracking records said the package had been delivered to a front porch in some godforsaken burg somewhere in Middle Tennessee, hundred of miles from me. Reckon they recovered it and sent it on. Annoying. But not at all the seller's fault. I'd certainly buy here again.Thorazine Beach by Bradley Harris (2013, Trade Paperback) (#364447460654)
- c***2 (325)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was reasonably priced, as described, and packaged well.
- k***k (145)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was fast and well-packed. However, I would rate the book as "Fair" condition, not "Very Good" as advertised. Many pages were highlighted with writing in margins, and there was a significant water stain. This seller might tend to be optimistic when describing condition.
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- 05 Oct, 2021
Great book on reread 20 years later
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: revs-2
- 03 Jun, 2020
Typeface to small
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: ao_creations
- 25 Jan, 2019
Good Reas
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: betterworldbooks
- 30 Jan, 2019
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: betterworldbookswest
- 26 Jul, 2016
it is long and not very interesting. we are reading for 9th grade English
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: betterworldbooks
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Seller feedback (662)
- l***a (6743)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseEXCELLENT book...VERY WELL packaged. The item arrived disgracefully late, but this is no fault of the seller, who clearly mailed it on he date he claimed. The good old USPS messed this one up. At one point, tracking records said the package had been delivered to a front porch in some godforsaken burg somewhere in Middle Tennessee, hundred of miles from me. Reckon they recovered it and sent it on. Annoying. But not at all the seller's fault. I'd certainly buy here again.Thorazine Beach by Bradley Harris (2013, Trade Paperback) (#364447460654)
- c***2 (325)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was reasonably priced, as described, and packaged well.
- k***k (145)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was fast and well-packed. However, I would rate the book as "Fair" condition, not "Very Good" as advertised. Many pages were highlighted with writing in margins, and there was a significant water stain. This seller might tend to be optimistic when describing condition.