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Partial Faiths

- Postsecular Fiction in the Age of Pynchon and Morrison

About Partial Faiths

Spiritual conversions figure heavily in such novels as Thomas Pynchon's ""Vineland"" and Toni Morrison's ""Paradise"". What connects such varied works is that their convert-characters are disenchanted with secularism yet apprehensive of dogmatic religiosity. This work is a study to identify a body of contemporary fiction in such terms.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780820330334
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 224
  • Published:
  • December 24, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 331 g.
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Expected delivery: December 26, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Partial Faiths

Spiritual conversions figure heavily in such novels as Thomas Pynchon's ""Vineland"" and Toni Morrison's ""Paradise"". What connects such varied works is that their convert-characters are disenchanted with secularism yet apprehensive of dogmatic religiosity. This work is a study to identify a body of contemporary fiction in such terms.

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