{"product_id":"a-stay-against-confusion-essays-on-faith-and-fiction-9780060956684","title":"A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Erudite and meditative, \u003cem\u003eA Stay Against Confusion. . . \u003c\/em\u003edepicts a profound, complex spirituality. . . brims with intelligence, passion and conviction.\" --\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this vivid and deeply felt collection of essays, Ron Hansen talks about his novels, childhood, family, and mentors such as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a \"tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher,\" finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly intimate, \u003cem\u003eA Stay Against Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHansen, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRon Hansen is the bestselling author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAtticus\u003c\/em\u003e (a finalist for the National Book Award), \u003cem\u003eHitler's Niece\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMariette in Ecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDesperadoes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIsn't It Romantic?\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a collection of short stories, a collection of essays, and a book for children. \u003cem\u003eThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award. Ron Hansen lives in northern California, where he teaches at Santa Clara University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298367013138,"sku":"9780060956684","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b675b5aa-3c62-43ff-ae2b-167d41eaae86.jpg?v=1747817685","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-stay-against-confusion-essays-on-faith-and-fiction-9780060956684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}