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Bezig met laden... A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (origineel 1955; editie 1977)door Flannery O'Connor (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Southern Gothic fiction is like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre without the chainsaw massacre. Imagine: a van full of Yankees breaks down in front of a slaughterhouse. When the nervous college kids enter the building they don't run into murderous cannibals, but nevertheless have an uneasy encounter. The proprietor is a loud woman who won't stop pestering the kids about whether or not they've read the bible. Her gigantic elder son fixes the car silently, he is mentally disabled and his face is hideous. Her youngest son is twelve and aggressively hits on the girls. There is nothing cute about the boy; despite his age and size he has the menacing air of a sexual predator. Maybe there's a cross-dressing grandpa in the attic, I don't know. That might be a little too much. Anyway, the kids leave unharmed but a cloud hangs over the rest of their trip. That could be a plausible O'Connor story; usually nothing explicit happens but boy is it creepy. ( ) The book I read when I had surgery on my back. The title story is the best of the collection, in my opinion! The Misfit sure was an unsettling character! The second story, "The River", was also quite good. After those, I wasn't really a big fan. Lots of strange people, making odd decisions, and almost deliberately doing things wrong just because. I couldn't understand the actions and reactions of the majority of the characters herein, and felt no connection to the worlds that they were inhabitants of. Mostly, I just wondered what was wrong with all of them! To all of the stories credit, they are pretty creepy and odd which kept my uneasiness factoring into my decisions to keep on reading them. A strange collection this was. An exemplary short story collection that has become a classic. The stories are cinematic, dark, funny, deeply Catholic, violent, grotesque, shocking, and truthful to the bizarre realty of human nature. Sadly, Flannery O'Connor was a product of her times, and her overt racism can't be erased away. She is still one of my favorite writers for the way she paints a scene and for her use humor, and her sly eye. But, reader beware, yes these stories will make you chuckle. But a few will make you mighty uncomfortable too. Favorites: A Good Man is Hard to Find, Good Country People, The River, and The Temple of the Holy Ghost. Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Gallimard, Folio (1258) PrijzenOnderscheidingenErelijsten
An essential collection of classic stories that established Flannery O'Connor's reputation as an American master of fiction-now with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff In 1955, with the title story and others in this critical edition, 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 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. These classic stories-including "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," "Good Country People," and "The Displaced Person," among others, are sure to inspire future generations of fans and remind existing readers why she remains a master of the short story. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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