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Este volumen recoge por primera vez en castellano la esperada colección de muchas de las cartas inéditas de Flannery O'Connor, junto con las de grandes de la literatura como Walker Percy, Caroline Gordon, Katherine Anne Porter, Robert Giroux y el crítico de cine Stanley Kauffmann.
Las cartas exploran temas como la creatividad, la fe, el sufrimiento y la escritura. Reunidas formas un fascinante retrato literario de estos amigos y de sus tribulaciones....
6) Wise Blood
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Flannery O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel is a classic of twentieth-century literature. It is the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an unending struggle against his innate, desperate faith. He falls under the spell of a “blind” street preacher named Asa Hawks and his degenerate fifteen-year-old daughter. In an ironic, malicious gesture of his own non-faith, and to prove himself a greater cynic than Hawks, Hazel...
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This collection of nine short stories by Flannery O'Connor was published posthumously in 1965. The flawed characters of each story are fully revealed in apocalyptic moments of conflict and violence that are presented with comic detachment. The title story is a tragicomedy about social pride, racial bigotry, generational conflict, false liberalism, and filial dependence. The protagonist, Julian Chestny, is hypocritically disdainful of his mother's...
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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 cousin, 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 ensue, as Tarwater...
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Set in Georgia during the late 1940's, a Polish refugee (Mr. Guizac) who is relocated by a priest (John Houseman) to work on Mrs. McIntyre's (Irene Worth) farm. Quickly the industrious and clever Mr. Guizac becomes a threat to the other farmworkers. Soon all are plotting Mr. Guizac's downfall until fate unexpectedly takes a hand. Two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Horton Foote crafts the screenplay in this powerful, timely and shocking story.
10) Flannery
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Explore the life and work of author Flannery O'Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. Through never-before-seen archival footage, examine the legacy of an American literary icon.
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