
Flannery O'Connor's 'The Complete Stories' is a collection of Southern Gothic tales that delve into the complexities of human nature, exploring themes such as race relations, religious fanaticism, and the rural South. The stories are characterized by vivid and bizarre characters, often with dark and disturbing views on life. O'Connor's writing style is described as mesmerizing, raw, and honest, with a unique tone that captures the essence of the Southern Gothic mentality.
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Content warnings for The Complete Stories include depictions of violence, racism, religious themes, and dark psychological elements.
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Winner of the National Book Award
The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear in the only two story collections O'Connor put together in her short lifetime-Everything That Rises Must Converge and A Good Man Is Hard to Find.
O'Connor published her first story, "The Geranium," in 1946, while she was working on her master's degree at the University of Iowa. Arranged chronologically, this collection shows that her last story, "Judgement Day"-sent to her publisher shortly before her death-is a brilliantly rewritten and transfigured version of "The Geranium." Taken together, these stories reveal a lively, penetrating talent that has given us some of the most powerful and disturbing fiction of the twentieth century. Also included is an introduction by O'Connor's longtime editor and friend, Robert Giroux.
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About the Author:
Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. When she died at the age of thirty-nine, America lost one of its most gifted writers at the height of her powers.
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