A Good Man is Hard to Find

Name: A Good Man is Hard to Find
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571322855
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Faber Modern Classics

By Flannery O'Connor

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Summary

A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor is a short story that follows a family embarking on a road trip to Florida. Their journey takes an unexpected and dramatic turn when they encounter an escaped convict called The Misfit. Through vivid storytelling and complex characters, O'Connor explores themes of morality, family dynamics, and the nature of good and evil.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This collection of short stories may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring themes of morality, redemption, and the human condition through compelling and sometimes dark narratives. Flannery O'Connor's sharp wit and deep insight into Southern life offer both startling surprises and thought-provoking reflections.

A Good Man is Hard to Find

One of the greatest American short story collections, repackaged here as a Faber Modern Classic.

A wonderful collection of dark, humorous stories, now in a Faber Modern Classics edition.

Description

A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor presents ten classic stories that offer masterful depictions of the underside of life, deep in the American South. These stories reveal the complexities and darkness of human nature through O'Connor's incisive and unforgettable narrative style.

Upon receiving an early copy of these stories, Evelyn Waugh remarked, "If these stories are in fact the work of a young lady, they are indeed remarkable."

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A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor is highly regarded for its darkly comic and unsettling portrayal of human nature and morality. Reviewers often praise O'Connor's masterful storytelling and unique blend of Southern Gothic elements, noting her ability to provoke thought and reflection through compelling narrative and complex characters. The book's exploration of themes such as redemption, good versus evil, and the grotesque, consistently receives recognition for its depth and enduring impact.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571322855

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - Faber Modern Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 372g

Pages: 208

Collections

Fiction Flannery O'Connor General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. She wrote two novels, Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear It Away (1960), and two story collections, A Good Man Is Hard to Find (1955) and Everything That Rises Must Converge (1964). Her Complete Stories, published posthumously in 1972, won the National Book Award that year, and in a 2009 online poll it was voted as the best book to have won the award in the contest's 60-year history.