{"product_id":"13-novels-conservatives-will-love-but-probably-havent-read-hardcover","title":"13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (But Probably Haven't Read) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Scalia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA discussion of 13 works of literary fiction in the context of their relevance to conservative beliefs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Great novels are a remarkable confluence of complex characters, powerful storytelling, and beautiful language. They ask important questions and explore major ideas that can reflect a culture--and shape it. Yet if you talk to right-of-center readers about literary fiction that considers ideas of particular interest to conservatives, they tend to mention the same handful of books. They neglect greatness from across the centuries--hardly a conservative thing to do! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christopher J. Scalia's \u003ci\u003e13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read)\u003c\/i\u003e helps anyone interested in conservatism both restock their fiction shelves and better understand a great intellectual tradition. A former English professor and a widely published critic and opinion writer, Scalia discusses outstanding works of fiction by anglophone writers from Samuel Johnson to Zora Neale Hurston, Nathaniel Hawthorne to P. D. James, Willa Cather to Walter Scott. These novels explore topics like national identity, tradition, religion, human nature, and many more--without descending into simplistic propaganda. Scalia connects the themes of great works spanning four centuries to the insights of such thinkers as Edmund Burke, William F. Buckley, Roger Scruton, Michael Oakeshott, Gertrude Himmelfarb, and Russell Kirk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Engaging, insightful, and funny, \u003ci\u003e13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read)\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to great literature and teaches them about principles central to conservativism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Scalia\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute. A former English professor, Dr. Scalia specialized in 18th-century and early 19th-century British literature. He also spent three years as director of AEI's Academic Programs department, where he led educational and professional-development programs and events for college students around the country. His articles, essays, and reviews on literature, music, higher education, and other topics have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Washington Post, USA Today, Commentar\u003c\/i\u003ey, \u003ci\u003eNational Review, First Things\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Free Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eSpectator World\u003c\/i\u003e, and FoxNews.com, among other outlets. Dr. Scalia is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOn Faith: Lessons from an American Believer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a PhD and MA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in English from the College of William \u0026amp; Mary. He lives in Virginia with his wife and their four children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.13 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704280183091,"sku":"9781510782396","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gbPlRq0sLY9781510782396.webp?v=1763351738","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/13-novels-conservatives-will-love-but-probably-havent-read-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}