The Best American Catholic Short Stories: A Sheed & Ward Collection

The Best American Catholic Short Stories captures twenty of the best short stories from thirteen American Catholic writers over the past seventy-five years. Spanning most of the twentieth century, the stories in this collection deal with many of the issues brought into the spotlight with Vatican II. One ongoing area of controversy, of course, is in the very notion of Catholic fiction. What constitutes a work as "Catholic"? This new collection, with its rich variety of themes, styles, and tones, takes an important step in answering this question. Pat Schnapp and Dan McVeigh have assembled an extraordinary sampling that is unique in its subject and scope. Major contributors include Mary Gordon, Flannery O'Connor, Ron Hansen, T. Coraghessan Boyle, and Richard Russo.

Author: Daniel McVeigh
Publisher: Sheed & Ward
Published: 12/19/2006
Pages: 372
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.00w x 0.84d
ISBN13: 9781580512107
ISBN10: 1580512100
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic

About the Author
A member of the Sisters of Mercy, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Patricia Schnapp is associate professor of English at Siena Heights University. Daniel McVeigh is also professor of English at Siena Heights University. Both live in Adrian, Michigan.