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Title	John Irving interview, 1989 April
Interviewee	Irving, John, 1942-
Interviewer	Martinson, Connie
Book Title	A prayer for Owen Meany
Subject	Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States - Fiction Belief and doubt - Fiction Mothers - Death - Fiction Male friendship - Fiction Predestination - Fiction Birthfathers - Fiction New Hampshire - Fiction
Description	John Irving discusses his book, “A Prayer for Owen Meany.” Meany is described as a religious figure that is undersized and damaged, who accidentally kills his best friend’s mother. Owen goes on to find success in the written word and Johnny, Owen’s best friend, looks at the world with a political view. Irving says the book is about a personal religious experience and that the reader is best persuaded emotionally and psychologically. Irving's interview ends at the pause at the end of the video.
Publisher	The Drucker Institute
Date	1989-04
Language	eng
Source	U-matic tape: Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing John Irving before break and Mortimer J. Adler after the break.
Collection	Connie Martinson Talks Books - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cmt
Rights	All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, http://www.thedruckerinstitute.com
Type	Moving Image
Format	video/f4v
Duration	00:18:52
Object File Name	cmt00048_0001

John Irving interview, 1989 April

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