In Search of the Sacred Book: Religion and the Contemporary Latin American Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822965046)

In Search of the Sacred Book studies the artistic incorporation of religious concepts such as prophecy, eternity, and the afterlife in the contemporary Latin American novel. It departs from sociopolitical readings by noting the continued relevance of religion in Latin American life and culture, despite modernity's powerful secularizing influence. Analyzing Jorge Luis Borges's secularized "narrative theology" in his essays and short stories, the book follows the development of the Latin American novel from the early twentieth century until today by examining the attempts of major novelists, from Mar a Luisa Bombal, Alejo Carpentier, and Juan Rulfo, to Julio Cort zar, Gabriel Garc a M rquez, and Jos Lezama Lima, to "sacralize" the novel by incorporating traits present in the sacred texts of many religions. It concludes with a view of the "desacralization" of the novel by more recent authors, from Elena Poniatowska and Fernando Vallejo to Roberto Bola o.

Author: An?al Gonzalez
ISBN-10: 0822965046
ISBN-13: 9780822965046
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2018
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2018