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A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Flannery O'Connor

  • 251 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1955
  • 32 editions
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1 About this book

The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as “The Displaced Person” and eight other stories.

  • Examinations
  • Social life and customs
  • Women and literature
  • Short stories
  • Southern states
  • Manners and customs

2 About Flannery O'Connor

1925–1964

Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. O'Connor was a Southern writer who often wrote in a sardonic Southern Gothic style. She relied heavily on regional settings and grotesque characters, often in violent situations.

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