Impossible to say
Subtitle: representing religious mystery in fiction by Malamud, Percy, Ozick, and O'Connor
By: L. Lamar Nisly.
Series: Contributions to the study of American literature,; no. 12
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Percy, Walker, 1916- -- Criticism and interpretation.; O'Connor, Flannery -- Criticism and interpretation.; Malamud, Bernard -- Criticism and interpretation.; Ozick, Cynthia -- Criticism and interpretation.; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Religion in literature.; Christian fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Jewish fiction -- History and criticism.; Mysticism in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-144) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Making Physical the Mystery: Jewish Mitzvot and Catholic Sacraments; title: 3. "Impossible to Say": Malamud's and Percy's Quests for Commitment; title: 4. Throwing Everything Off Balance: Ozick's Fantastic and O'Connor's Grotesque Portrayals of Mystery; title: 5. Conclusion.