Many readers describe "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor as a chilling Southern gothic short story that leaves a lasting impact on the mind. The collection of short stories by O'Connor delves into dark and unsettling themes, featuring amazingly irredeemable characters that are truly terrible people. The writing style of O'Connor is often noted for its subtle creepiness and ability to evoke a sense of slow, quiet, and creeping horror. The plot of the book is known to come out of nowhere and knock the readers on their butt, showcasing unexpected twists and turns that keep the readers engaged.
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The story contains content that may be triggering for some readers, particularly regarding violence, crime, and themes of racism.
From The Publisher:
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.
A family sets out on a road trip in the American South. The grandmother suggests they change course in order to avoid "The Misfit", an escaped convict who's reportedly heading towards Florida. But when their car turns over in a ditch, who should they flag down for help but the very man whose picture they recognise from the paper . . .
Flannery O'Connor's famous fifties story evokes heat and dust, family and feuding, God and grace - and is utterly uncompromising in its brutality.
Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
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great stylized writing that gets predictable after half a dozen successive stories. would recommend spreading out the read over a brief period of time rather than marathon through them. still, attractively sinister stuff.
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About the Author:
Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was born in Savannah, Georgia, the only child of Catholic parents. In 1945 she enrolled at the Georgia State College for Women. After earning her degree she continued her studies on the University of Iowa's writing program, and her first published story, 'The Geranium', was written while she was still a student. Her writing is best known for its explorations of religious themes and southern racial issues, and for combining the comic with the tragic. After university, she moved to New York where she continued to write. In 1952 she learned that she was dying of lupus, a disease which had afflicted her father. For the rest of her life, she and her mother lived on the family dairy farm, Andalusia, outside Millidgeville, Georgia. For pleasure she raised peacocks, pheasants, swans, geese, chickens and Muscovy ducks. She was a good amateur painter. Her Complete Stories was awarded the Best of the National Book Awards by America's National Book Foundation in 2009.
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