The Violent Bear It Away

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Flannery O'Connor ISBN: 9781466829053
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: June 12, 2007
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Language: English
Author: Flannery O'Connor
ISBN: 9781466829053
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: June 12, 2007
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language: English

First published in 1955, The Violent Bear It Away is now a landmark in American literature. It is a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O'Conner's work. In it, the orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousins, the schoolteacher Rayber, defy the prophecy of their dead uncle--that Tarwater will become a prophet and will baptize Rayber's young son, Bishop. A series of struggles ensues: Tarwater fights an internal battle against his innate faith and the voices calling him to be a prophet while Rayber tries to draw Tarwater into a more "reasonable" modern world. Both wrestle with the legacy of their dead relatives and lay claim to Bishop's soul.

O'Connor observes all this with an astonishing combination of irony and compassion, humor and pathos. The result is a novel whose range and depth reveal a brilliant and innovative writers acutely alert to where the sacred lives and to where it does not.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

First published in 1955, The Violent Bear It Away is now a landmark in American literature. It is a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O'Conner's work. In it, the orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousins, the schoolteacher Rayber, defy the prophecy of their dead uncle--that Tarwater will become a prophet and will baptize Rayber's young son, Bishop. A series of struggles ensues: Tarwater fights an internal battle against his innate faith and the voices calling him to be a prophet while Rayber tries to draw Tarwater into a more "reasonable" modern world. Both wrestle with the legacy of their dead relatives and lay claim to Bishop's soul.

O'Connor observes all this with an astonishing combination of irony and compassion, humor and pathos. The result is a novel whose range and depth reveal a brilliant and innovative writers acutely alert to where the sacred lives and to where it does not.

More books from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Cover of the book American Gypsy by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Bob Marley: The Untold Story by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book No Applause--Just Throw Money by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book I, Wabenzi by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Blue Peninsula by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Horse Latitudes by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Coral Glynn by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book The Woman and the Ape by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book The Chandeliers by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Soul of the Age by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book The Storyteller by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Madras on Rainy Days by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Safe by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book Jammy Dance by Flannery O'Connor
Cover of the book What a Plant Knows by Flannery O'Connor
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy