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Series: FSG Classics
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition (1970)
For me, Flannery O'Connor is a late-in-life discovery - and revelation. MYSTERY AND MANNERS is a collection of her occasional prose, as edited by her good friends Sally and Robert Fitzgerald. It consists of 1) articles and essays O'Connor published in her lifetime, and 2) material from her papers (many being typescripts for lectures) that were never published. Among other things, the collection demonstrates that O'Connor was almost as distinguished and inimitable a writer of essays as she was of fiction.
The first piece in the volume, "The King of the Birds", is sui generis. It is a paean to peacocks, of which O'Connor kept as many as forty on the farm on which she spent the last years of her life. "Many people, I have found, are congenitally unable to appreciate the sight of a peacock. Once or twice I have been asked what the peacock is `good for'--a question which gets no answer from me because it deserves none." That essay originally appeared in "Holiday" magazine in September 1961, a magazine my parents subscribed to and I as a boy religiously paged through, which probably explains why I had a faint sense of déjà vu when reading it. It must have been among the best pieces "Holiday" every published. It is exceptional.
The remaining essays all deal with, in one way or another, literature and the craft of writing. Many of them are excellent. Several of them probably would be of great interest, even assistance, to prospective or struggling writers. But they also are of interest for readers and students of literature, especially since most are written in a very readable fashion.Read more ›
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This is a wonderfully insightful collection of essays about writing, fiction, and the Southern Christian writer. I'm an English teacher and a writer. This is a must-read, especially if you are a Southern Christian writer. I found myself laughing out loud, and reading aloud to myself, and underlined half the book. I devoured it and it was good. Now, I believe I need to reread it and often until I digest the whole thing. She was a genius.
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I haven't finished reading the book yet but it is wonderful to hear O'Connor's voice whether reading her fictional short stories, her memories of life on the farm, her advice to writers and educators, or other discussions with colleagues. Her insight and common sense about her faith and her craft are invaluable. The physical book itself is delightful---beautiful cover, don't you think?
I studied O'Connor in grad school, and this book was an excellent resource for me. It's an incredible, educational, and inspirational collection of writings. Also, being a Christian writer from Georgia myself, I enjoyed learning O'Connor's view on her faith and Southern culture and how they both impacted her writing.
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Full disclosure**** I have not read the entire collection as of yet. I had a presentation for class and the essay Flannery O'Connor wrote about writing short stories was fabulous in its direction/advise. I look forward to finishing the collection once class is over. I find her letters and non-fiction works fascinating.
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