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Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South
Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South Author:Ralph C. Wood Forty years after her death, Flannery O’Connor’s fiction still retains its original power and pertinence. For those looking to deepen their appreciation of this literary icon, "Flannery O’Connor and the Christ-Haunted South" breaks important new ground, using O’Connor’s work as a window onto its own regional and religiou... more »s ethos. According to Ralph Wood, it is O’Connor the Southerner and the believer who best helps us to confront hard cultural questions — including the role of fundamentalism, the legacy of slavery, and the lure of nihilism — with profound religious answers.« less