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''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. O'Connor was a Southern writer who of ...
. 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 P ...
. It comprises all the stories in ''
A Good Man Is Hard to Find A Good Man Is Hard To Find may refer to: * "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (short story), a 1953 short story by Flannery O'Connor *''A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories'', a 1955 collection of short stories by Flannery O'Connor * "A Good Man I ...
'' and ''
Everything That Rises Must Converge ''Everything That Rises Must Converge'' is a collection of nine short stories written by Flannery O'Connor during the final decade of her life. The collection was published posthumously in 1965 and contains an introduction by Robert Fitzgerald. ...
'' 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, bu ...
."National Book Awards – 1972"
National Book Foundation The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established with the goal "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America." Established in 1989 by National Book Awards, Inc.,Edwin McDowell. "Book Notes: ...
. 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.


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*" The Geranium" *" The Barber" *"
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 ''The Crop'' is a 2004 Australian comedy film set during the 1980s. Plot ''The Crop'', is set in the early 1980s in Australia, and is about larrikin nightclub owner, Ronnie 'Blade' Gillette (George Elliot), and his barmaid girlfriend Geraldin ...
" *" The Turkey" *" The Train" *"
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 left-wing small-circulation quarterly "little magazine" dealing with literature, politics, ...
" *" The Heart of the Park" *" A Stroke of Good Fortune" *"Enoch and the Gorilla" *"
A Good Man Is Hard to Find A Good Man Is Hard To Find may refer to: * "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (short story), a 1953 short story by Flannery O'Connor *''A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories'', a 1955 collection of short stories by Flannery O'Connor * "A Good Man I ...
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A Late Encounter with the Enemy "A Late Encounter with the Enemy" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was published in the September 1953 issue of ''Harper’s Bazaar'' and republished in her short story collection ''A Good Man Is Hard to Find'' (1955). It is O'Connor's ...
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" is a short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It is one of the 10 stories in her short story collection ''A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories, A Good Man Is Hard to Find'', published in 1 ...
" *" The River" *"
A Circle in the Fire "A Circle in the Fire" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was written in 1954 and published in 1955 in her short story collection ''A Good Man is Hard to Find''. In the story, an affluent, self-righteous, and racist landowner is punished ...
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The Displaced Person "The Displaced Person" is a novella by Flannery O'Connor. It was published in 1955 in her short story collection ''A Good Man Is Hard to Find''. It tells the story of a struggling landowner who hires a Polish Catholic refugee ("displaced person" ...
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A Temple of the Holy Ghost "A Temple of the Holy Ghost" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was written in 1953 and published in 1955 in her short story collection ''A Good Man Is Hard to Find''. Although O'Connor was a devout Roman Catholic who often used religious ...
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The Artificial Nigger "The Artificial Nigger" 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''. The title refers to statues popular in the Jim Crow-era Southern United States, depicting grot ...
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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''. In the story, an educated Southern atheist resents her affluent mother's overbearing manner and ...
" *"You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead" (later adapted into the novel ''
The Violent Bear It Away ''The Violent Bear It Away'' is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Flannery O'Connor. It is the second and final novel that she published. The first chapter was originally published as the story "You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead" ...
'') *" Greenleaf" *"
A View of the Woods "A View of the Woods" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was originally published in 1957 in ''Partisan Review'' and republished in 1965 in her posthumous short story collection ''Everything That Rises Must Converge''. In the story, a vin ...
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The Enduring Chill "The Enduring Chill" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was originally published in 1958 in ''Harper's Bazaar'' and republished in 1965 in O'Connor's posthumous short story collection ''Everything That Rises Must Converge''. It tells the ...
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The Comforts of Home "The Comforts of Home" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was originally published in 1960 in ''The Kenyon Review'' and republished in 1965 in O'Connor's posthumous short story collection '' Everything That Rises Must Converge''. In the ...
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Everything That Rises Must Converge ''Everything That Rises Must Converge'' is a collection of nine short stories written by Flannery O'Connor during the final decade of her life. The collection was published posthumously in 1965 and contains an introduction by Robert Fitzgerald. ...
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The Partridge Festival "The Partridge Festival" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was published in 1961 in ''The Critic'', a Catholic magazine. A devout Roman Catholic, O'Connor often used religious themes in her work. Plot summary Calhoun, a twenty-three-y ...
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The Lame Shall Enter First "The Lame Shall Enter First" is a novella by Flannery O'Connor. It was originally published in 1962 in ''The Sewanee Review'' and republished in 1965 in O'Connor's posthumous short story collection ''Everything That Rises Must Converge''. It tel ...
" *" Why Do the Heathen Rage?" (later published in book form as '' Why Do the Heathen Rage?'') *"
Revelation Revelation, or divine revelation, is the disclosing of some form of Religious views on truth, truth or Knowledge#Religion, knowledge through communication with a deity (god) or other supernatural entity or entities in the view of religion and t ...
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Parker's Back "Parker's Back" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was initially published in 1965 in O'Connor's posthumous short story collection '' Everything That Rises Must Converge''. It tells the story of Parker, a worldly and disordered man who re ...
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Judgment Day The Last Judgment is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the '' Frashokereti'' of Zoroastrianism. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God of all people who have ever lived, res ...
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Complete Stories, The 1971 short story collections Short story collections by Flannery O'Connor National Book Award for Fiction–winning works Farrar, Straus and Giroux books