God: Stories
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ISBN: 0618387935 / Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, November 2003
A collection of short fiction by a range of acclaimed authors, representing a variety of religious experiences and beliefs, explores the question of God and faith in works by James Baldwin, Tobias Wolff, Bernard Malamud, Alice Munro, James Joyce, Flannery O'Connor, Louise Erdirch, Philip Roth, John Updike, and other notable authors. Reprint.
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In a fresh approach to an age-old discussion, an esteemed editor of the Atlantic Monthly collects twenty-five dazzling short stories by eminent writers about spiritual experiences of all sorts. With works by John Updike, Philip Roth, Louise Erdrich, James Joyce, Flannery O'Connor, James Baldwin, Alice Munro, and more, God: Stories offers insight, solace, and pleasure not only to the faithful but to seekers -- and to those who simply love fine stories. "Challenging the mind and exhilarating the soul . . . [this] rare and precious collection" (Susannah Heschel) explores the human dimensions of spirituality from the comic to the passionate, the skeptical to the mystical and beyond.
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