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A Prayer For Owen Meany Summary

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A Prayer for Owen Meany is a fictional story that is set in the fictional town of Gravesend, New Hampshire, which is primarily based on the real town of Exeter where John Irving grew up. The story takes place at two distinct periods in John's life. The first time period in the book covers his adolescence starting in 1948 and ending in July of 1968. The second period takes place in 1987 when John is in his adulthood, living by himself in Toronto, Canada. Time isn't direct in Owen Meany, alternatively, John's narration goes back and forth in time, weaving the events of his childhood with his observations from his current age.

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