A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

Synopsis

One of the greatest american short story collectionsin 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.