| The Presence of Grace and Other Book Reviews by Flannery O'Connor Contributor(s): O'Connor, Flannery (Author), Zuber, Leo J. (Compiled by), Martin, Carter W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820331392 ISBN-13: 9780820331393 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 Annotation: During the 1950s and early 1960s Flannery O'Connor wrote more than a hundred book reviews for two Catholic diocesan newspapers in Georgia. This full collection of these reviews nearly doubles the number that have appeared in print elsewhere and represents a significant body of primary materials from the O'Connor canon. We find in the reviews the same personality so vividly apparent in her fiction and her lectures??????the unique voice of the artist that is one clear sign of genius. Her spare precision, her humor, her extraordinary ability to permit readers to see deeply into complex and obscure truths-all are present in these reviews and letters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.58 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the 1950s and early 1960s Flannery O'Connor wrote more than a hundred book reviews for two Catholic diocesan newspapers in Georgia. This full collection of these reviews nearly doubles the number that have appeared in print elsewhere and represents a significant body of primary materials from the O'Connor canon. We find in the reviews the same personality so vividly apparent in her fiction and her lectures--the unique voice of the artist that is one clear sign of genius. Her spare precision, her humor, her extraordinary ability to permit readers to see deeply into complex and obscure truths-all are present in these reviews and letters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, Carter W.: - CARTER W. MARTIN is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He completed the editing tasks for The Presence of Grace and Other Book Reviews by Flannery O'Connor after Leo J. Zuber, who originally conceived the project, passed away in 1980. Martin is also the author of The True Country: Themes in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor. |