A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Prayer for Owen Meany by Irving, John. audioCD edition. ISBN: 9781480530133.

Featured title on PBSs The Great American Read in 2018 Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine) Of all of John Irvings books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meanys dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meanys difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boys mother. The boy who hits the ball doesnt believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is Gods instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of John Irvings book, youll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends.