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Faith: Stories: Short Fiction on the Varieties and Vagaries of Faith Paperback - 2003
by Curtis, C. Michael [Editor]
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Chosen by the esteemed fiction editor of the "Atlantic Monthly," the stories in this volume broaden the conversation begun in "God: Stories." Here are tales rooted in Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker, and Confucian as well as Jewish and Christian beliefs.
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Details
- Title Faith: Stories: Short Fiction on the Varieties and Vagaries of Faith
- Author Curtis, C. Michael [Editor]
- Binding Paperback
- Edition None
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 318
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Boston Mass
- Date 2003-11-15
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0618378243-3-19288322
- ISBN 9780618378241 / 0618378243
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Religious fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003056793
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
Expanding the conversation begun in God: Stories, this important gathering of writers explores the diverse world of faith in all its guises: Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, Quaker, and Confucian beliefs, as well as Jewish and Christian ones. From James A. Michener to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, from Amy Tan to Hanif Kureishi, Faith: Stories investigates the boundaries of faith and ritual in everyday life. In one story, a one-eyed Chinese child learns that all heavens are not the same. In another, a wealthy moneylender finds a relic of the Prophet Muhammad and decides to keep it instead of returning it to its shrine. In a third, a father whose son begins to blindly preach the Koran becomes engaged in a fanaticism of his own.
With subtlety and surprise, wit and candor, these stories explore issues of faith such as sacrifice, superstition, myth, and disbelief. Together they form an illuminating prism of the religious experience in today's world.
With subtlety and surprise, wit and candor, these stories explore issues of faith such as sacrifice, superstition, myth, and disbelief. Together they form an illuminating prism of the religious experience in today's world.
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WHEN JOSIE WIRE walked down to the front of the tent at a revival meeting, her friend Alice was with her.
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Citations
- Booklist, 01/01/2004, Page 819
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/2003, Page 1142
- Publishers Weekly, 09/29/2003, Page 42