"A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ... An amazingly brave piece of work ... so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." --STEPHEN KING, Washington PostI am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice--not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.In the summer of 1953, two eleven-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.A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
Sobre o autor(a)
Irving, John
John Irving é um dos maiores nomes da ficção norte-americana contemporânea, com livros publicados em 35 idiomas. Nascido em 1942, em New Hampshire, alcançou o sucesso internacional com O mundo segundo Garp, romance publicado em 1978 que lhe rendeu o National Book Award e ganhou uma adaptação cinematográfica em 1982. Outras obras de destaque de Irving são As regras da Casa de Sidra, A última noite perto do rio e Em uma só pessoa, todas publicadas pela Rocco. |
| ISBN | 9780062205575 |
| Autor(a) | Irving, John |
| Editora | William Morrow |
| Ano de edição | 2012 |
| Páginas | 1152 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 22,60 X 15,00 |