Everything That Rises Must Converge (FSG Classics)

SUMMARY: Flannery O'Connor was working onEverything That Rises Must Convergeat the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and morality. The stories encompass the comic and the tragic, the beautiful and the grotesque; each carries her highly individual stamp and could have been written by no one else. The death of Flanner O'Connor at thirty-nine marked the loss of one of America's most gifted contemporary writers at the height of her powers. This volume is the collection on which she was working at the time of her death. Each of the nine stores carries her highly individual stamp, and could have been writte by no one else. Everything That Rises Must Converge is the most worth memorial that Flannery O'Connor could have left behind to be added to her three previously published books. As Elizabeth Bishop has written, "I am sure her few books will live on and on in American literature." --back cover

flannery O'connor Was Working On everything That Rises Must Converge At The Time Of Her Death. This Collection Is An Exquisite Legacy From A Genius Of The American Short Story, In Which She Scrutinizes Territory Familiar To Her Readers: Race, Faith, And Morality. The Stories Encompass The Comic And The Tragic, The Beautiful And The Grotesque; Each Carries Her Highly Individual Stamp And Could Have Been Written By No One Else.

Introduction vii Everything That Rises Must Converge 3 Greenleaf 24 A View of the Woods 54 The Enduring Chill 82 The Comforts of Home 115 The Lame Shall Enter first 143 Revelation 191 Parker's Back 219 Judgement Day 245 Nine stories of the fierceness and struggle of life among white people in the new South