Ragman: And Other Cries of Faith - Softcover

Wangerin, Walter

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9780060692292: Ragman: And Other Cries of Faith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060692294 ISBN 13: 9780060692292

Publisher: Harper San Francisco, 1984

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"In a little while, when the sky showed grey behind the rooftops and I could see the shredded curtains hanging out black windows, the Rgaman came upon a girl whose haed was wrapped in a bandage, whose eyes were empty. Blood soaked her bandage. A single line of blood ran down her check.
Now the tall Ragman looked upon this child with pity, and he drew a lovely yellow bonnet from his cart.
'Give me your rag,'he said, tracing his own line on her cheek, 'and I'll give you mine.'"The stories, meditations and allegories in Ragman together explore the power and meaning of love within an often inhumane urban landscape. Walter Wangerin's vivid depictions touch our deepest pains with rays of joyful healing.

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A treasure trove of twenty-six eloquent and deeply moving stories by the award-winning author whose works Toni Morrison has proclaimed as "stunning . . . subtly, magically wonderful and complex."

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An all new updated, definitive edition of this Christian classic. Ragman and Other Cries of Faith helped establish Wangerin's reputation as one of the most cutting-edge Christian writers on the market. This edition adds eleven new pieces written in a variety of styles ranging from gently reflective to incantatory.

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