A Prayer for Owen Meany

Name: A Prayer for Owen Meany
Brand: Irving, John
SKU: PR-9780062204226
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Le Pitch

Dans ce roman, John Irving raconte l'histoire de deux jeunes garçons, Owen Meany et John Wheelwright, qui deviennent les meilleurs amis. Lors d'un match de baseball en 1953, un événement tragique va bouleverser leur vie et les amener à se questionner sur la foi, le destin et la croyance en Dieu. Owen, un garçon au physique particulier et à la voix étrange, est convaincu d'être l'instrument de Dieu. Ce roman explore les thèmes de l'amitié, du sacrifice et de la destinée, dans un récit à la fois poignant et empreint d'humour. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Contenu

4ème de couverture

"I 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.Biographie de l'auteurJohn Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times—winning 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. He won the 2000 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).

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Le Pitch

Dans ce roman, John Irving raconte l'histoire de deux jeunes garçons, Owen Meany et John Wheelwright, qui deviennent les meilleurs amis. Lors d'un match de baseball en 1953, un événement tragique va bouleverser leur vie et les amener à se questionner sur la foi, le destin et la croyance en Dieu. Owen, un garçon au physique particulier et à la voix étrange, est convaincu d'être l'instrument de Dieu. Ce roman explore les thèmes de l'amitié, du sacrifice et de la destinée, dans un récit à la fois poignant et empreint d'humour. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

A Prayer for Owen Meany-

Editeur

Format

Poche

Publication

03 avril 2012

Pages

640

Taille

17.1 x 10.6 x 3.3 cm

Poids

280

ISBN-13

9780062204226

Contenu

4ème de couverture

"I 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.Biographie de l'auteurJohn Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times—winning 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. He won the 2000 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).

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