A Prayer for Owen Meany Contributor(s): Irving, John (Author), Barrett, Joe (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1491515023 ISBN-13: 9781491515020 Publisher: Brilliance Audio OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: April 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" (0.20 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Featured title on PBS's The Great American Read in 2018 Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine) Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's 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 boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's 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 Irvin's book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. |
Contributor Bio(s): Irving, John: - John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times-winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. In 1992, Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Irving's most recent novel is In One Person (2012). |