The "Candlemas 2016" edition of the Catholic literary journal Dappled Things features an article I wrote on the novelist William Giraldi and his relationship to the Catholic literary tradition. The article is a loose response to Giraldi's own essay on being called a "Catholic novelist," which ran in the New Republic last summer. Some relevant links are below.
Thanks to Dappled Things, and please check out their journal. They do great work in nourishing those of us who read, think, and write about the intersection of art and faith.
Further reading:
Giraldi's essay "Confessions of a Catholic Novelist"
D. G. Myers' essay at Books and Culture on the "Catholic novelists" Giraldi and Christopher Beha
My initial thoughts on Giraldi's Hold the Dark
Some of my thoughts on the relationship between narrative and the spiritual journey
I hope to have the first installment of my series of posts on "Literature for the Modern Mind" up soon. Stay tuned!
Just discovered this piece in Dappled things, and through it, your blog! What wonderful, thoughtful writing on something I've been thinking about for a while. Really enjoyed the read -- thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! Glad to hear that others are thinking about these things as well. Would love to hear your thoughts/experience.
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