Author: O'Connor, Flannery (Keywords)

At her death in 1964, O'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures as well as a number of critical articles that had appeared in scattered publications during her too-short lifetime. The keen writings comprising 'Mystery and Manners', selected and edited by O'Connor's lifelong f...

'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.