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A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

Published in 1989, it tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New England town during the 1950-60s. Owen is a remarkable boy in many ways; he believes himself to be God's instrument and journeys on a truly extraordinary path.

GenresFiction, psychologicalNew hampshire, fictionFriendship, fictionVietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction

636 pages, 51 editions

English edition · First published 1985 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · ISBN 9780747504580

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Editions

51 editions

English

  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 1989 · ISBN 9780747504580 · 1 reader This page
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 2013 · ISBN 9780062299567
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Brilliance Audio · 2013 · ISBN 9781480530133
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Brilliance Audio · 2013 · ISBN 9781480530140
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 2013 · ISBN 9780062284853
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Perfection Learning Corporation · 2012 · ISBN 9781613839829
  • Prayer for Owen Meany · HarperCollins · 2012 · ISBN 9780062204103
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Vintage Canada · 2012 · ISBN 9781448111831
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Vintage Canada · 2012 · ISBN 9780307362025
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel · HarperLuxe · 2012 · ISBN 9780062205575
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers · 2012 · ISBN 9780062204097
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · HarperCollins · 2012 · ISBN 9780062204226
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Black Swan · 2010 · ISBN 9780552776790
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: Library Edition · Audible · 2010 · ISBN 9781616379681
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Brilliance Audio · 2009 · ISBN 9781423391647
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Brilliance Audio · 2009 · ISBN 9781423391654
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: Library Editon · Brilliance Audio · 2009 · ISBN 9781423391661
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Brilliance Audio · 2009 · ISBN 9781423391630
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Marco Book Company · 2009 · ISBN 9780784838488
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Marco Book Company · 2009 · ISBN 9780784813072
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Bloomsbury · 2007 · ISBN 9780747590101
  • Prayer for Owen Meany · Prestwick House, Incorporated · 2007 · ISBN 9781608436620
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Bloomsbury Academic · 2002 · ISBN 9781840023343
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel · Modern Library · 2002 · ISBN 9780679642596
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Vintage Canada · 2001 · ISBN 9780307363251
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Knopf Canada · 2001 · ISBN 9780676974034
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · DeBezige · 1999 · ISBN 9780345915566
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Random House Publishing Group · 1999 · ISBN 9780345915559
  • Prayer for Owen Meany · Bloomsbury · 1994 · ISBN 9780747519270
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Perfection Learning · 1990 · ISBN 9780780794665
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel · Ballantine Books · 1990 · ISBN 9780345361790
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Black Swan · 1990 · ISBN 9780552135399
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Black Swan · 1990 · ISBN 9780552993692
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Bloomsbury Publishing · 1989 · ISBN 9780747503347
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany : A Novel · Lester & Orpen Dennys · 1989 · ISBN 9780886192280
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · William Morrow and Company Inc. · 1989 · ISBN 9780552212175
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · William Morrow & Co · 1989 · ISBN 9780068807704
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel · Morrow · 1989 · ISBN 9780688077082
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel · W. Morrow · 1989 · ISBN 9780345417978
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel · William Morrow · 1989 · ISBN 9780688087609
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Ballantine Books · 1989 · ISBN 9780345363527
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany : A Novel · Key Porter Books · 1989 · ISBN 9780886192266
  • Prayer for Owen Meany · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · 1988 · ISBN 9780747504221
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · B D D Promotional Book Company, Incorporated · 1985 · ISBN 9780792481973
  • Prayer For Owen Meany · ISBN 9781112615603
  • Prayer for Owen Meany · ISBN 9781122327176
  • Prayer For Owen Meany · ISBN 9781199906298
  • A Prayer For Owen Meany · ISBN 9781784166359
  • A Prayer For Owen Meany · ISBN 9781837320639
  • Prayer For Owen Meany · ISBN 9781111594640

French

  • A Prayer for Owen Meany · Ballantine Books · 1990 · ISBN 9782020309110

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