{"product_id":"longing-for-an-absent-god-nick-ripatrazone-9781506451954","title":"Longing for an Absent God: Faith and Doubt in Great American Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonging for an Absent God\u003c\/i\u003e unveils the powerful role of faith and doubt in the American literary tradition. Nick Ripatrazone explores how two major strands of Catholic writers--practicing and cultural--intertwine and sustain each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRipatrazone explores the writings of devout American Catholic writers in the years before the Second Vatican Council through the work of Flannery O'Connor, Andre Dubus, and Walker Percy; those who were raised Catholic but drifted from the church, such as the Catholic-educated Don DeLillo and Cormac McCarthy, the convert Toni Morrison, the Mass-going Thomas Pynchon, and the ritual-driven Louise Erdrich; and a new crop of faithful American Catholic writers, including Ron Hansen, Phil Klay, and Alice McDermott, who write Catholic stories for our contemporary world. These critically acclaimed and award-winning voices illustrate that Catholic storytelling is innately powerful and appealing to both secular and religious audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonging for an Absent God\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the profound differences in the storytelling styles and results of these two groups of major writers--but ultimately shows how, taken together, they offer a rich and unique American literary tradition that spans the full spectrum of doubt and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Ripatrazone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506451950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506451954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2019","brand":"Nick Ripatrazone","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989943582975,"sku":"9781506451954","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37d5d29d-e121-4554-85ab-1e0c2286180c.jpg?v=1683302205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/longing-for-an-absent-god-nick-ripatrazone-9781506451954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}