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This volume assembles all of Flannery O'Connor's short stories, totaling thirty-one tales. It features twelve pieces not found in her previous collections, _Everything That Rises Must Converge_ and _A Good Man Is Hard to Find_. Arranged in chronological order, the anthology begins with her debut story, "The Geranium," published in 1946 while she was a graduate student, and culminates with "Judgement Day," a revised version of her first story sent to the publisher shortly before her death. An introduction by longtime editor and friend Robert Giroux frames the collection, offering insight into O'Connor's literary journey. The stories showcase her penetrating, often unsettling examination of American life and customs, highlighting her skill as one of the twentieth century's most powerful shortβstory writers.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Flannery O'Connor
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