Author: O'Connor, Flannery (Keywords)

This is the complete collection of stories from one of the most original and powerful American writers of the 20th century. Including 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and 'Everything That Rises Must Converge', this collection also contains several stories only available in this volume.

'Wise Blood' is the story of Hazel Motes who, released from the armed forces, returns to the Deep South. There he begins a private battle against the religiosity of the community, and in particular against Asa Hawkes, the blind preacher, and his degenerate fifteen-year-old daughter.