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Divinity, hospitality and the posthuman in 21st-century literature

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"The first comprehensive look at the religious significance of this century's contemporary literature, this book examines in detail many of this century's most significant writers: Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth Strout, Marilynne Robinson, Mohsin Hamid, Michael Chabon, Howard Jacobson and Don DeLillo"-- Provided by publisher.

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Introduction: A material sacred -- Between negative theology and intensity in Elizabeth Strout -- Marilynne Robinson's phenomenology of blessing -- Michael Chabon's messianism after the Shoah -- Mohsin Hamid and interreligious hospitality -- Salman Rushdie and the unbearable intimacy of violence -- Howard Jacobson and the phenomenon of antisemitism -- Don DeLillo's luminous moments -- Creation and construction: Atwood's ecotheology.

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McAvan, Emily. Divinity, hospitality and the posthuman in 21st-century literature

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  • Date: 2026-09-12T02:40:36.406816+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23627406

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  • Date: 2026-09-12
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
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