{"product_id":"heeding-the-call","title":"Heeding the Call","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHeeding the Call, \u003c\/em\u003e William Jolliff offers the first book-length discussion of West Virginia writer and activist Denise Giardina, perhaps best known for her novel \u003cem\u003eStorming Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, which helped spark renewed interest in the turn-of-the-century Mine Wars. Jolliff proposes that Giardina's fiction be considered under three thematic complexes: regional, political, and theological. Though addressing all three, \u003cem\u003eHeeding the Call\u003c\/em\u003e foregrounds the theological because it is the least accessible to most readers and critics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn chapters devoted to each of Giardina's novels, Jolliff attends to her uses of history, her formal techniques, and the central themes that make each work significant. What becomes clear is that while the author's religious beliefs inform her fiction, she never offers easy answers. Her narratives consistently push her characters--and her readers--into more challenging and meaningful questions. Jolliff concludes by arguing that although Giardina's initial fame has been tied to her significance as an Appalachian novelist, future studies must look beyond the regional to the deeply human questions her novels so persistently engage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Virginia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510503956847,"sku":"9781949199437","price":255.75,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1949199436.jpg?v=1789991548","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/heeding-the-call","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}