Owen Meany, the only child of a New Hampshire granite quarrier, believes he is God's instrument; he is.<br /> This is John Irving's most comic novel, yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving's most heartbreaking character.<br /> "Roomy, intelligent, exhilarating and darkly comic...Dickensian in scope....Quite stunning and very ambitious."<br /> LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW<br /> "John Irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller."<br /> THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKR EVIEW