| Flannery O'Connor's South Revised Edition Contributor(s): Coles, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820315362 ISBN-13: 9780820315362 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1993 Annotation: This book was first published in 1980 and draws upon Cole's personal experiences in the South during the civil rights movement of the late 1950's and early 1960's, his brief acquaintance with Flannery O'Connor, and his careful readings of her works. The voices and gestures of the people Coles met in the South are most valuable and interesting. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92041956 |
| Series: Brown Thrasher Books |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.46" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Flannery O'Connor's South offers a forceful analysis, both literary and philosophical, of Flannery O'Connor's life and literature. First published in 1980, this study draws upon Robert Coles' personal experiences in the South during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, his brief acquaintance with Flannery O'Connor, and his careful readings of her works. The voices and gestures of the people Coles met in the South help illuminate the social scene that influenced one of the region's most valuable and interesting writers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coles, Robert: - ROBERT COLES is a professor emeritus at Harvard University and the author of Children of Crisis: A Study of Courage and Fear. His work has won numerous prizes, including a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Humanities Medal. |