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As an adult, John is writing his narrative from Canada (Toronto) around 1987.

However the flashbacks to his childhood vary in time and setting. John and Owen were born in 1942. They grew up in Gravesend, New Hampshire.

to see a chronology go here: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/owenmeany/section10.rhtml

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