Flannery O'Connor
This Christmas, read a story aloud - you'll be surprised by the joy it brings
With many of us set to spend Christmas on Zoom or the phone, author Sarah Hall shares why dark and daring tales are perfect to read to others - and 10 great stories to try
Sarah Hall
24, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM
Guardian Books desk: 'You can tell a lot about a country by how it treats its libraries'
The books site editor on the challenges facing publishers, and who she would invite to her dream dinner party
Sian Cain
15, Jun, 2019 @7:30 AM
Top 10 novels about God
He doesn’t appear very often in fiction, but in these books – by authors ranging from Fyodor Dostoevsky to John Updike – his impact is almighty
Neil Griffiths
06, Dec, 2017 @11:28 AM
Sarah Hall: sex, death and the short story
Sex and death are the most fascinating aspects of life, fiction’s greatest challenge – and the short story is perfectly adapted to explore difficult subjects
Sarah Hall
19, Aug, 2016 @1:00 PM
Reading American cities: books about Atlanta
The literature of Atlanta reflects a history steeped in violence and racial tension. From Gone with the Wind to The Walking Dead, Anna Schachner explores the essential literary companions for the Georgian capital
Anna Schachner in Atlanta
16, Jul, 2015 @4:36 PM
Reading group: John Huston's Wise Blood is an unlikely cinematic feat | Sam Jordison
Sam Jordison: Huston's adaptation pulls off the neat trick of being faithful to Flannery O'Connor's novel while retaining a spirit of its own
Sam Jordison
21, Dec, 2012 @3:10 PM
Reading group: strange bodies in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood
Sam Jordison: O'Connor brings such queasy colour to her descriptions of her characters that it seems to be ugliness that fascinates her
Sam Jordison
19, Dec, 2012 @11:36 AM
Reading group: sin and symbolism in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood
Sam Jordison: It's hard to believe that readers initially doubted morality and redemption were central to O'Connor's Catholic masterpiece. But the author herself was quite firm on the matter
Sam Jordison
12, Dec, 2012 @9:11 AM
December's Reading group: Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
For our faith-themed book, an intense story from the American South. I believe it's going to be very good
Sam Jordison
04, Dec, 2012 @11:42 AM
A brief survey of the short story part 43: Flannery O'Connor
O'Connor brings an enigmatic intensity to her gothic vision of the American South
Chris Power
06, Sep, 2012 @9:32 AM
Shalom Auslander's top 10 comic tragedies
From Catch-22 to the Book of Job, the author of Hope: A Tragedy picks his favourite books that 'look into the abyss, smile, and give the abyss the finger'
Shalom Auslander
29, Feb, 2012 @10:43 AM
A fresh look at Flannery O'Connor
Peter Wild: You may know her prose, but have you seen her cartoons?
Peter Wild
05, Jul, 2011 @4:12 PM
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