Book Guide

Flannery O’Connor’s work has been described as “profane, blasphemous, and outrageous.” Her stories are peopled by a sordid caravan of murderers and thieves, prostitutes and bigots whose lives are punctuated by horror and sudden violence. But perhaps the most shocking thing about Flannery O’Connor’s fiction is the fact that it is shaped by a thoroughly Christian vision. If the world she depicts is dark and terrifying, it is also the place where grace makes itself known. Her world—our world—is the stage whereon the divine comedy plays out; the freakishness and violence in O’Connor’s stories, so often mistaken for a kind of misanthropy or even nihilism, turn out to be a call to mercy.

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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Flannery O'Connor
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 43 min.
View on the Plumfield Moms Podcast site


Reviews

The Rabbit Room

The Terrible Speed of Mercy
Reviewed by Josh Shive
The book is an outstanding introduction to O’Connor’s life and work that combines exuberant storytelling with thoughtful literary analysis. Terrible Speed should be required reading for anyone who believes there is such a thing as serious Christian fiction...

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