Издания и произведения

Первый сборник рассказов классика американской литературы XX в., второго, наряду с Уильямом Фолкнером, мастера "южной готики", десять напряженных ситуаций, исполненных мистического ужаса и чреватых взрывом, филигранно сочетающих реализм и абсурд. О'Коннор заслуженно считается мастером короткой формы: ее рассказы неоднократно получали Премию им. О.Генри - высшую в США литературную награду за произведения малой формы.

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.

In 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. With 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…