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A prayer for Owen Meany [sound recording] / John Irving.

Irving, John, 1942- (Author). Barrett, Joe, (narrator.). Barrett, Joe. (Narrator).

Summary:

In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1423391632
  • ISBN: 9781423391630
  • Physical Description: 22 sound discs (27 hr., 8 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact disc.
In container (18 cm.)
Unabridged.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director: Anthony Salerno.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Joe Barrett.
Subject: Audiobooks.
Belief and doubt > Fiction.
Birthfathers > Fiction.
Boys > Fiction.
Male friendship > Fiction.
Mothers > Death > Fiction.
Predestination > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Religious fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States > Fiction.
Young men > Fiction.
New Hampshire > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Religious fiction.
Audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Statesville Main Library CDB F IRVING (Text) 33114016017410 Adult Audiobook Fiction Available -
Statesville Main Library CDB F IRVING (Text) 33114016017428 Adult Audiobook Fiction Available -