{"product_id":"longing-for-an-absent-god-faith-and-doubt-in-great-american-fiction-9781506451954","title":"Longing for an Absent God: Faith and Doubt in Great American Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nick Ripatrazone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonging for an Absent God\u003c\/i\u003e unveils the powerful role of faith and doubt in the American literary tradition. Nick Ripatrazone explores how two major strands of Catholic writers--practicing and cultural--intertwine and sustain each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRipatrazone explores the writings of devout American Catholic writers in the years before the Second Vatican Council through the work of Flannery O'Connor, Andre Dubus, and Walker Percy; those who were raised Catholic but drifted from the church, such as the Catholic-educated Don DeLillo and Cormac McCarthy, the convert Toni Morrison, the Mass-going Thomas Pynchon, and the ritual-driven Louise Erdrich; and a new crop of faithful American Catholic writers, including Ron Hansen, Phil Klay, and Alice McDermott, who write Catholic stories for our contemporary world. These critically acclaimed and award-winning voices illustrate that Catholic storytelling is innately powerful and appealing to both secular and religious audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonging for an Absent God\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the profound differences in the storytelling styles and results of these two groups of major writers--but ultimately shows how, taken together, they offer a rich and unique American literary tradition that spans the full spectrum of doubt and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889245733015,"sku":"9781506451954","price":2061.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781506451954.webp?v=1781175201","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/longing-for-an-absent-god-faith-and-doubt-in-great-american-fiction-9781506451954","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}