My Oedipus Complex [Paperback]

Frank O'Connor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1963

A child's jealousy of his place in his mother's life erupts when his father comes home from the war, not to subside until a new baby arrives placing his father and him in the same position.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Irish Book Center; reprint edition (June 1963)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140019561
• ISBN-13: 978-0140019568
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,753,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Introduction To O'Connor And The Short Story, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Oedipus Complex (Paperback)

This shining collection of short stories is not only an excellent introduction to a neglected master, Frank O'Connor, but it also dramatically illustrates that the short story should be tuned to the human voice, not literary fireworks.

This is a great read aloud collection and my wife and I took turns reading these to one another through a long car trek. My favorite was the title story, perfectly pitched and wholly creditable.

This collection makes me want to find "My Father's Son" and maybe his biography of Michael Collins, "Big Fellow". Read this collection, preferably before a fire, at night, aloud, to someone else, and you won't be disappointed.

The only reason this collection didn't get five stars is because it was a little too Irish for my Irish-American sensibility. Not O'Connor's fault.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so funny, so true to life, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Oedipus Complex (Creative's Classics) (Library Binding)

Frank O Connor is just a genius. His stories need to be read by everybody. I don't think this collection includes his most famous work, First Confession, but the title story is also quite famous. Each story is there to be enjoyed and appreciated.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Includes "My First Confession", April 13, 2005

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Ogden Gnash (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Oedipus Complex (Paperback)

I just want to make the point that it does contain O'Connor's great and justly famous story "My First Confession". The whole book is a complete and utter joy, a kaleidoscope of characters, and tour-de-force of the storyteller's art. Inasmuch as anybody doesn't get it, it's a negative reflection on their literary percipience.