Divine

Desiring the Divine in “The Pole” – Chicago Review of Books

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Desiring the Divine in “The Pole” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] “Go back to Beatrice, the real Beatrice,” urges Beatriz, a graceful yet unassuming forty-something patron of the Sala Mampou concert hall who lives with her husband and son in Barcelona. “What was it that made Dante choose her over all other women? Or go back to Mary. What was it about Mary full of … Read more

Seminary Offsets Honors the Literary History of Chicago’s South Side with the Reissue of “Divine Days” – Chicago Review of Books

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Seminary Offsets Honors the Literary History of Chicago’s South Side with the Reissue of “Divine Days” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] I am not so audacious as to claim there’s a single quality that weaves together all of us who love literature—readers, writers, booksellers, publishers, librarians, to name just a few. But whatever list of qualities we may come up with to describe everyone under the umbrella of books, high on that list would be … Read more