A Good Man Is Hard to Find

by Flannery O'Connor

Blurb

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by American author Flannery O'Connor. The collection was first published in 1955. The subjects of the short stories range from baptism to serial killers to human greed and exploitation. The majority of the stories include jarring violent scenes that make the characters undergo a spiritual change. The short stories commonly have tones of Catholicism related to life and death scenarios. For instance, in the story "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" the villain states, "She would have been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life."

First Published

1955

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aleksandra.marinkovic

Aleksandra.marinkovic

This book is not called A Good Man Is Hard to Find because of the story of the same name that is in it. No, no, no. It is called this because a good man is hard to find in this book! It is a very unpleasant read, more so when it is well written.

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