A good man is hard to find
and other stories.
by Flannery O'Connor · first published 1955
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The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as “The Displaced Person” and eight other stories.
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Pleasant surprise to see my favorite author on HN! If you're interested in her writing as opposed to what she read (what this article if focused on), I'd recommend starting with her short story collection A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Other Stories [0], which includes my favorite short story, the eponymous A Good Man Is Hard To Find. [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find_and...
on “A Flannery O’Connor Reading List” ↗I read a lot of good ones in school: * Hills like White Elephants by Hemingway * A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor * Harrison Bergeron by Vonnegut * Most Dangerous Game
on “Ask HN: What's the most thought provoking short story you've read?” ↗I think this is big part of the appeal of "A good man is hard to find" and other Flannery O'Connor works. I don't like gore in cinema and it's really annoying to me that the only works that are narratively interesting are in the horror genre.
on “Our narrative prison” ↗