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The Violent Bear It Away

Pages
256
Published
1960
Language
English

Synopsis

In Flannery O'Connor's novel, young Tarwater is sent to live with his great-uncle, a backwoods preacher, after his mother's death. He grapples with faith, destiny, and the legacy of his family. This story explores themes of religion and morality in the American South.

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About the author

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Flannery O'Connor

O'Connor was American writer, particularly acclaimed for her stories which combined comic with tragic and brutal. Along with authors like Carson McCullers and Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor belonged to the Southern Gothic tradition that focused on the decaying South and its damned people. O'Connor's body of work was small, consisting of only thirty-one stories, two novels, and some speeches and letters. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://kirjasto.sci.fi/flannery.htm

Characters

TarwaterProtagonist
All characters in The Violent Bear It Away