The Complete Stories
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...
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Winner of the National Book AwardThe 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.
IntroductionThe Geranium3The Barber15Wildcat26The Crop33The Turkey42The Train54The Peeler63The Heart of the Park81A Stroke of Good Fortune95Enoch and the Gorilla108A Good Man Is Hard to Find117A Late Encounter with the Enemy134The Life You Save May Be Your Own145The River157A Circle in the Fire175The Displaced Person194A Temple of the Holy Ghost236The Artificial Nigger249Good Country People271You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead292Greenleaf311A View of the Woods335The Enduring Chill357The Comforts of Home383Everything That Rises Must Converge405The Partridge Festival421The Lame Shall Enter First445Why Do the Heathen Rage?483Revelation488Parker's Back510Judgement Day531Notes551
\ From the Publisher"What we lost when she died is bitter. What we have is astonishing: the stories burn brighter than ever, and strike deeper." —Walter Clemons, Newsweek\ \
