{"product_id":"9780156364652","title":"A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these classic stories-- including \"The Life You Save May Be Your Own,\" \"Good Country People,\" \"The Displaced Person,\" and seven other acclaimed tales-- O'Connor earned a permanent place in the hearts of American readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Much savagery, compassion, farce, art, and truth have gone into these stories. O'Connor's characters are wholeheartedly horrible, and almost better than life. I find it hard to think of a funnier or more frightening writer.\" -- Robert Lowell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In these stories the rural South is, for the first time, viewed by a writer who orthodoxy matches her talent. The results are revolutionary.\" -- The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was born in Savannah, Georgia. She earned her M.F.A. at the University of Iowa, but lived most of her life in the South, where she became an anomaly among post-World War II authors-- a Roman Catholic woman whose stated purpose was to reveal the mystery of God's grace in everyday life. Her work-- novels, short stories, letters, and criticism-- received a number of awards, including the National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HMH Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007304679664,"sku":"9780156364652","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780156364652_p0.jpg?v=1763658787","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780156364652","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}