A prayer for Owen Meany_ a novel – John Irving

Owen Meany, the only child of a New Hampshire granite quarrier, believes he is God’s instrument; he is.

This is John Irving’s most comic novel, yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving’s most heartbreaking character.

“Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating and darkly comic…Dickensian in scope….Quite stunning and very ambitious.”

LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKR EVIEW

约翰•欧文（John Irving），被美国文坛泰斗冯内古特喻为“美国最重要的幽默作家”，是当代最知名的小说家之一，他作品中所呈现的高超的说故事技巧与优美的文学性，使人们常将他与狄更斯和J. D. 塞林格等重量级小说家相提并论。他的小说不仅赢得书评界的一致推崇，而且叫好又叫座，是西方最畅销的小说家之一。