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The Complete Stories Paperback - 1971

by Flannery O'Connor; Introduction by Robert Giroux

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Flannery O'Connor's Complete Stories collection received widespread critical acclaim for its masterful storytelling, though readers were divided on their enjoyment of the darker themes. Most recognized O'Connor as a literary genius whose unflinching examination of human nature through Southern Gothic narratives was technically brilliant. Readers consistently praised her sharp dialogue, vivid character portraits, and shocking plot twists, though many found the relentlessly bleak worldview and frequent racial slurs challenging. The collection spans 31 stories that explore themes of pride, grace, racism, and moral ambiguity, with several stories—particularly "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," "Good Country People," and "Greenleaf"—emerging as standout pieces. Readers often noted the collection's uneven quality, with some stories more successful than others, and many appreciated reading the stories slowly rather than in rapid succession to better absorb their impact.

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From the publisher

Winner of the National Book Award

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.

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  • Title The Complete Stories
  • Author Flannery O'Connor; Introduction by Robert Giroux
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 576
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York, U.s.a.
  • Publication date 1971-01-01
  • ISBN 9780374515362 / 0374515360
  • Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.45 x 1.4 in (20.83 x 13.84 x 3.56 cm)
  • Reading level 890
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Southern States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 79028107
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was one of America's most gifted writers. She wrote two novels, Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, and two story collections, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Everything That Rises Must Converge. Her Complete Stories, published posthumously in 1972, won the National Book Award that year, and in a 2009 online poll it was voted as the best book to have won the award in the contest's 60-year history. Her essays were published in Mystery and Manners and her letters in The Habit of Being.
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