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The Bible in the American short story /

The Bible in the American Short Story" examines Biblical influences in the post-World War II American short story. In a series of accessible chapters, Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg and Peter S. Hawkins pair close-readings of short stories by leading contemporary writers such as Flannery O'Con...

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Main Authors:	Stahlberg, Lesleigh Cushing (Author), Hawkins, Peter S. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Series:	New directions in religion and literature ; 12.
Subjects:	Bible > In literature. Bible > Influence. Short stories, American > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Religion and literature > United States.

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