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A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction

By Ron Hansen

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2014
ISBN
9780061978340, 0060196661, 0060956682
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
618 kB (632868 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-10 13:11:18
Literary Criticism; Religion & Spirituality; Nonfi

Description

"Erudite and meditative, A Stay Against Confusion. . . depicts a profound, complex spirituality. . . brims with intelligence, passion and conviction." —San Francisco Chronicle In this vivid and deeply felt collection of essays, Ron Hansen talks about his novels, childhood, family, and mentors such as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a "tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher," finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Surprisingly intimate, A Stay Against Confusion brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.

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