"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor herself singled it out by making it the title piece of her first collection and the story she most often chose for readings or talks to students. It is an unforgettable tale, both riveting and comic, of the confrontation of a family with violence and sudden death. More than anything else O'Connor ever wrote, this story mixes the comedy, violence, and religious concerns that characterize her fiction.
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"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor herself singled it out by making it the title piece of her first collection and the story she most often chose for readings or talks to students. It is an unforgettable tale, both riveting and comic, of the confrontation of a family with violence and sudden death. More than anything else O'Connor ever wrote, this story mixes the comedy, violence, and religious concerns that characterize her fiction.
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Good. Ex-library hardback with dust jacket in protective sleeve, dj spine sunned, minor shelf wear to boards & light foxing to head edge of text block, usual library stamps/markings, published 1980 by The Women's Press, London with 251pp, isbn0704328321, A good man is hard to find + 9 other short stories by Flannery O'Connor, ready for immediate despatch from UK. 39F*
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Early English edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The author's masterpiece, her second book and first book of short stories. A breathtaking collection of horror tales that probe the darkest heart of the South through the use of traditional "Southern Gothic" writing mixed with a nightmare vision seemingly derivative of German expressionism.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. A trifle rubbed at the bottom of the spine as always, still easily fine in a slightly rubbed very near fine dust jacket with almost none of the usual spine fading. Advance Review Copy with publisher's printed slip tipped to the front fly, with a pencil name (presumably of a potential reviewer) written on the top of the slip. The author's masterpiece, her second book and first book of short stories. A breathtaking collection of horror tales that probe the darkest heart of the South through the use of traditional "Southern Gothic" writing mixed with a nightmare vision seemingly derivative of German expressionism. A superior copy.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
