A Prayer for the Dying

Name: A Prayer for the Dying
Author: Stewart O'Nan

by Stewart O'Nan

A dying undertaker reflects on faith, family, and meaning at life's end

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Stewart O'Nan

American novelist and short-story writer whose prolific output spans war literature, ghost stories, and domestic realism. Snow Angels and A Prayer for the Dying are among his most celebrated works. He is an important and underappreciated presence in American literary fiction.

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