A great starting point for students seeking an introduction to Flannery O'Connor and the critical discussions surrounding her work.

As one of the prominent writers of the Southern Gothic genre in the mid-20th Century, Flannery O'Connor used short fiction to explore grotesque characters, Southern settings, questions of morality, and Roman Catholic themes. This volume examines and closely analyzes O'Connor’s best and least-known works, such as A Good Man is Hard to Find, Good Country People, and Temple of the Holy Ghost. Each essay is 2,500 to 5,000 words in length, and all essays conclude with a list of
Works Cited,
along with endnotes. Finally, the volume’s appendixes offer a section of useful reference resources: A chronology of the author’s life; A complete list of the author’s works and their original dates of publication; A general bibliography; A detailed paragraph on the volume’s editor; Notes on the individual chapter authors; A subject index.