The Resource A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel, John Irving
A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel, John Irving
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The item A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel, John Irving represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Kewanna-Union Township Public Library.
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- Summary
- A schoolboy who accidentally killed the mother of his best friend turns into a prophet with a message for our times
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 2002 Modern Library ed.
- Extent
- xxiv, 641 pages
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 1989
- "Introduction by the author."
- Isbn
- 9780679642596
- Label
- A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel
- Title
- A prayer for Owen Meany
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- John Irving
- Title variation
- Simon Birch
- Subject
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- Religious fiction
- Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- New Hampshire -- Fiction
- trueMale friendship
- Belief and doubt -- Fiction
- trueNew Hampshire
- trueMisfits (Persons)
- Birthfathers -- Fiction
- trueMessiahs
- truePsychological fiction
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- Boys -- Fiction
- trueModern classics
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction
- truePrecognition
- Young men -- Fiction
- Predestination -- Fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- trueChristians -- New Hampshire
- trueTallness and shortness
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A schoolboy who accidentally killed the mother of his best friend turns into a prophet with a message for our times
- Summary
- Owen Meany hits a foul ball while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 that kills his best friend's mother, an accident that Owen is sure is the result of divine intervention
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 1990.
- Great American Read, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 035735
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Irving, John
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 1050
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PS3559.R8
- LC item number
- P7 2002
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Belief and doubt
- Mothers
- Male friendship
- Predestination
- Birthfathers
- Young men
- Boys
- New Hampshire
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel, John Irving
- Link
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 1989
- "Introduction by the author."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 18136759
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 2002 Modern Library ed.
- Extent
- xxiv, 641 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679642596
- Lccn
- 2002026479
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (DLC)2002026479
- Label
- A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel, John Irving
- Link
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 1989
- "Introduction by the author."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 18136759
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 2002 Modern Library ed.
- Extent
- xxiv, 641 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679642596
- Lccn
- 2002026479
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (DLC)2002026479
Subject
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- Belief and doubt -- Fiction
- Birthfathers -- Fiction
- trueBooks to movies
- Boys -- Fiction
- trueChristians -- New Hampshire
- trueMale friendship
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- trueMessiahs
- trueMisfits (Persons)
- trueModern classics
- Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
- trueNew Hampshire
- New Hampshire -- Fiction
- truePrecognition
- Predestination -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Religious fiction
- trueTallness and shortness
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Fiction
- Young men -- Fiction
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