Sacred Realism

Re-examines the role of Catholicism in the modern Spanish novel. This book views the religious impulse as a crisis of modernity: a fundamental catalyst in the creative and moral development of Spanish narrative.

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In this thoughtful and compelling book, leading Spanish literature scholar Noël Valis re-examines the role of Catholicism in the modern Spanish novel. While other studies of fiction and faith have focused largely on religious themes, Sacred Realism views the religious impulse as a crisis of modernity: a fundamental catalyst in the creative and moral development of Spanish narrative.