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    Ready Reference Treatise: A Prayer for Owen Meany
    Ready Reference Treatise: A Prayer for Owen Meany
    Ready Reference Treatise: A Prayer for Owen Meany
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    Ready Reference Treatise: A Prayer for Owen Meany

    By Raja Sharma

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    “A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John Irving was first published in 1989. It happens to be the seventh published novel by the author.

    The story revolves around John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany. Both of them grow up together in a small town in New England during 1950s and 1960s.

    Owen happens to be an extraordinary boy in various ways. He has a firm belief that he is God’s instrument, and he believes that he is journeying on a truly extraordinary path.

    It is also said that “A Prayer for Owen Meany” is a kind of homage to “The Tin Drum” written by Gunter Grass. That novel is said to have greatly influenced John Irving, as well as a close friend.

    Ready Reference Treatise: A Prayer for Owen Meany
    Copyright
    Chapter One: Introduction to “A Prayer for Owen Meany”
    Chapter Two: Characters
    Chapter Three: Summary of the Novel
    Chapter Four: Comments on Characters
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateMay 29, 2013
    ISBN9781301539154
    Ready Reference Treatise: A Prayer for Owen Meany
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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