The complete stories / Flannery O'Connor.
"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."--Page 4 of cover
Record details
- ISBN: 0374515360
- ISBN: 9780374515362
- Physical Description: xvii, 555 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989.
- Copyright: ©1971
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Geranium -- Barber -- Wildcat -- Crop -- Turkey -- Train -- Peeler -- Heart of the pack -- A stroke of good fortune -- Enoch and the gorilla -- A good man is hard to find -- A late encounter with the enemy -- Life you save may be your own -- River -- A circle in the fire -- Displaced person -- A temple of the Holy Ghost -- Artificial nigger -- Good country people -- You can't be any poorer than dead -- Greenleaf -- A view of the woods -- Enduring chill -- Comforts of home -- Everything that rises must converge -- Partridge festival -- Lame shall enter first -- Why do the heathen rage? -- Revelation -- Parker's back -- Judgement day.
- Target Audience Note:
- 890L Lexile
- Awards Note:
- National Book Award (Fiction)
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- Subject:
- Short stories, American.
- Genre:
- Short stories.
Available copies
- 6 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | FIC OCO (Text) | 37810435625339 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F O'Connor (Text) | 34269001393744 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Black Mountain Library | F OCO (Text) | 0020513832764 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F OCO (Text) | 31250200059003 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| Forsyth Central | FIC O'Connor, Flannery (Text) | 0112508815696 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Forsyth Central | FIC O'Connor, Flannery (Text) | 0112511209697 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC O'Connor, Flannery (Text) | 0112524056383 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | F OCO (Text) | 20100000024932 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | FIC O'Connor, Flannery (Text) | 0112520172001 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/01/2026 |
| West Asheville Library | F OCO (Text) | 0020513732907 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
