The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor, Robert Giroux (Introduction)

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  • Pub. Date: January 1971
  • 555pp
  • Sales Rank: 4,274

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    • Pub. Date: January 1971
    • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
    • Format: Paperback, 555pp
    • Sales Rank: 4,274
    • Lexile: 890L 

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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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    Winner of the 1972 National Book Award

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    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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    O'Connor is a lost treasure~by Buckaroo

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    November 21, 2009: I have not ready any of Flannery O'Connor's work prior to purchasing this collection, and boy - what I have been missing! This is a complete collection of all of her shot stories, including ones that have not been published in book form before. Each story is unique, and sends you on a journey that can be sometimes sad, echantingm and even shocking! Definite one for anyone who loves a great short story. Can not put it down - wish she had written more.

    Wonderful collectionby devour_lit

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    June 30, 2009: If you love Flannery O'Connor's short stories, get this book. She remains one of America's finest writers and her tales never get old. "Parker's Back", "Revelation", "Good Country People", "A Good Man is Hard to Find", and many others are in this collection. GET IT, READ IT, LOVE IT!!!


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