Act of Faith {short story}
by Irwin Shaw
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An Act of Faith is a Catholic notion, so it took me a while to realize the protagonist was Jewish and that what I had thought would be a funny story about three GIs on leave in Paris in early 1946, was actually much more serious and profound. I'm glad I found this one.
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- 1946
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- World War II, Allied Demobilization of Europe
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- Single short story. Do NOT combine with collection.
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