The Bible in the American Short Story

by Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg and Peter S. Hawkins

Book Overview

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 offer close-readings of short stories by leading contemporary writers such as Flannery O'Connor, Allegra Goodman, Tobias Wolff and Kirstin Valdez Quade that highlight the biblical passages that they reference. Exploring episodes from the Hebrew Bible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350111619
• ISBN13: 9781350111615
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"