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Sto caricando le informazioni... A Celestial Omnibus: Short Fiction on Faithdi J.P. Maney
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Twenty-fives stories on faith. In Little Miracles, Kept Promises by Sandra Cisneros, a Latino community's hopes in Texas are revealed in letters to the saints, in A Father's Story by Andre Dubus, a man covers up a deadly hit-and-run to save his daughter from jail, and Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool is on a village cuckold. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.0108382Literature English (North America) American fiction By type Short fictionClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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(d) The Supernatural, and (e) Reconciliation, but "Doubt" doesn't stay confined to its own section. All in all, this is a fairly gloomy book. Certainly, this mortal life is a vale of tears, and it doesn't hurt to be reminded of that, I guess, but shouldn't faith provide us with a good measure of joy, as well?
I give this book only three stars, but to avoid being overly negative myself, let me mention three of the stories that I'm glad I read:
(a) "Pigeon Feathers" by John Updike is about a farm boy who is concerned about life after death and about his catechism instructor and his parents who aren't. (Cf. 1 Corinthians 15:19.)
(b) "Act of Faith" by Irwin Shaw is about Jews, anti-Semites, and non-anti-Semites in the wake of WWII. A very touching story.
(c) "First Confession" by Frank O'Connor is a humorous look at an Irish boy's first confession. Not exactly faith-promoting but it's funny (and relatively harmless). Reminds me a little of a Bill Forsyth movie. ( )