<P> A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer 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 Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960s . According to John 's narration , Owen is a remarkable boy in many ways ; he believes himself to be God 's instrument and sets out to fulfill the fate he has prophesied for himself . </P>
<P> A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer 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 Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960s . According to John 's narration , Owen is a remarkable boy in many ways ; he believes himself to be God 's instrument and sets out to fulfill the fate he has prophesied for himself . </P>
when was a prayer for owen meany published
when was a prayer for owen meany published
in 1989
in 1989