''The Complete Stories'' is a collection of short stories by
Flannery O'Connor
Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.
She was a Southern literature, Southe ...
. It was published in 1971 by
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer ...
. It comprises all the stories in ''
A Good Man Is Hard to Find'' and ''
Everything That Rises Must Converge'' plus several previously unavailable stories.
''Complete Stories'' won the 1972 U.S.
National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Award for Fiction is one of five annual National Book Awards, which recognize outstanding literary work by United States citizens. Since 1987 the awards have been administered and presented by the National Book Foundation, but ...
.
["National Book Awards – 1972"]
National Book Foundation
The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established, "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America". Established in 1989 by National Book Awards, Inc.,Edwin McDowell. "Book Notes: 'The Joy Luc ...
. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
(With essays by Alice Elliott Dark and others (five) from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)
Internet visitors named it the "Best of the National Book Awards"
[
Alice Elliott Dark, et al]
"1972"
''60 Years of Honoring Great American Books'' (book-a-day blog) July 28, 2009 . National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
as part of the Fiction Award's 60th anniversary celebration in 2009, voting on a ballot of the best six award winners selected by writers associated with the Foundation.
(2009 online poll). National Book Foundation: Awards: Best of the NBAs Fiction. Retrieved before 2012-01-25.
Contents
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The Geranium
"The Geranium" is an early short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It was first published in ''Accent: A Quarterly of New Literature'' in 1946 and is one of the six stories included in O'Connor's 1947 master's thesis ''The Geranium ...
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The Barber"
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Wildcat
The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (''Felis silvestris'') and the African wildcat (''F. lybica''). The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while th ...
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The Crop"
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The Turkey"
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The Train"
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The Peeler
"The Peeler" is a short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It was first published in ''Partisan Review
''Partisan Review'' (''PR'') was a small-circulation quarterly "little magazine" dealing with literature, politics, and cultur ...
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The Heart of the Park"
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A Stroke of Good Fortune"
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Enoch and the Gorilla"
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
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A Late Encounter with the Enemy"
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
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The River"
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A Circle in the Fire"
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The Displaced Person"
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A Temple of the Holy Ghost"
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The Artificial Nigger"
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Good Country People
"Good Country People" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was published in 1955 in her short story collection ''A Good Man Is Hard to Find''. A devout Roman Catholic, O'Connor often used religious themes in her work. Many considered this to ...
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You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead"
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Greenleaf"
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A View of the Woods"
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The Enduring Chill"
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The Comforts of Home"
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Everything That Rises Must Converge"
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The Partridge Festival"
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The Lame Shall Enter First
"The Lame Shall Enter First" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It appeared first in ''The Sewanee Review'' in 1962 and was published in 1965 in her short story collection ''Everything That Rises Must Converge''. O'Connor finished the collect ...
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Why Do the Heathen Rage?"
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Revelation
In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.
Background
Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
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Parker's Back"
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Judgment Day"
References
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1971 short story collections
Short story collections by Flannery O'Connor
National Book Award for Fiction winning works
Farrar, Straus and Giroux books