A Good Man Is Hard To Find
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find is a collection of short stories by American author Flannery O'Connor. The collection was first published in 1955. The subjects of the short stories range from baptism ("The River") to serial killers ("A Good Man Is Hard to Find") to human greed and exploitation ("The Life You Save May Be Your Own"). It contains the following stories:
- "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"
- "The River"
- "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
- "A Stroke Of Good Fortune"
- "A Temple Of The Holy Ghost"
- "The Artificial Nigger"
- "A Circle In The Fire"
- "A Late Encounter With The Enemy"
- "Good Country People"
- "The Displaced Person"
- "Around the Hedges"
A film adaptation of the short story "A Good Man Is Hard To Find", titled "Black Hearts Bleed Red", was made in 1992 by New York filmmaker Jeri Cain Rossi. The film stars noted New York artist Joe Coleman (painter). [[1]]
Sufjan Stevens has a song called "A Good Man is Hard to Find" on the album Seven Swans.
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Full Text of the titular story from the collection.
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| The Works of Flannery O'Connor |
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| Novels: Wise Blood • The Violent Bear It Away • Why Do the Heathen Rage? (unfinished)
Short Stories: A Good Man Is Hard to Find • The River • The Life You Save May Be Your Own • A Stroke of Good Fortune • A Temple of the Holy Ghost • The Artificial Nigger • A Circle in the Fire • A Late Encounter with the Enemy • Good Country People • The Displaced Person • Everything That Rises Must Converge • Greenleaf • A View of the Woods • The Enduring Chill • The Comforts of Home • The Lame Shall Enter First • Revelation • Parker's Back • Judgment Day • The Geranium • The Barber • Wildcat • The Crop • The Turkey • The Train • An Afternoon in the Woods • The Partridge Festival Collections: A Good Man Is Hard To Find • Everything That Rises Must Converge • Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose • The Habit of Being: Letters • The Presence of Grace and Other Book Reviews |
