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In Search of the Sacred Book: Religion and the Contemporary Latin American Novel (Pitt Illuminations),Used
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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 modernitys powerful secularizing influence. Analyzing Jorge Luis Borgess 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 Mara Luisa Bombal, Alejo Carpentier, and Juan Rulfo, to Julio Cortzar, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, 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 Bolao.
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