In Search of the Sacred Book: Religion and the Contemporary Latin American Novel

by Aníbal González

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822965046
• ISBN13: 9780822965046
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"