{"product_id":"flannery-o-conner-book-a-good-man-is-hard-to-find-and-9780760724118","title":"Flannery O'Conner","description":"\u003cp\u003eONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN SHORT STORY COLECTIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1955, with this short story collection, Flannery O'Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of the most original and provocative writers of her generation. Steeped in a Southern Gothic tradition that would become synonymous with her name, these stories show O'Connor's unique, grotesque view of life-- infused with religious symbolism, haunted by apocalyptic possibility, sustained by the tragic comedy of human behavior, confronted by the necessity of salvation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these classic stories-- including The Life You Save May Be Your Own, Good Country People, The Displaced Person, and seven other acclaimed tales-- O'Connor earned a permanent place in the hearts of American readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch savagery, compassion, farce, art, and truth have gone into these stories. O'Connor's characters are wholeheartedly horrible, and almost better than life. I find it hard to think of a funnier or more frightening writer. -- Robert Lowell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories the rural South is, for the first time, viewed by a writer who orthodoxy matches her talent. The results are revolutionary. -- The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was born in Savannah, Georgia. She earned her M.F.A. at the University of Iowa, but lived most of her life in the South, where she became an anomaly among post-World War I authors-- a Roman Catholic woman whose stated purpose was to reveal the mystery of God's grace in everyday life. Her work-- novels, short stories, letters, and criticism-- received a number of awards, including the National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49562775748881,"sku":"CIN0760724113VG","price":11.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49943482564881,"sku":"CIN0760724113G","price":7.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52806420791569,"sku":"CIN0760724113A","price":8.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0760724113.jpg?v=1750744559","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/flannery-o-conner-book-a-good-man-is-hard-to-find-and-9780760724118","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}