Flannery O’Connor was a distinctive American author, celebrated for her unique perspective on Southern life and deeply ingrained Catholic beliefs. Her works are characterized by sharp humor, unsettling imagery, and explorations of grace and redemption amidst settings rife with violence and the grotesque. O’Connor masterfully crafted characters grappling with faith, sin, and the divine, often in unexpected and dramatic moments. Her writing continues to captivate readers with its intensity and unflinching honesty.
Featuring thirty-one stories, this collection includes twelve previously unpublished works by O'Connor that were not part of her two lifetime collections, "Everything That Rises Must Converge" and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." The anthology showcases her distinctive voice and keen observations of human nature, offering readers a deeper understanding of her literary contributions and the themes she explored throughout her career.
This collection features over one hundred unpublished letters from acclaimed author Flannery O'Connor, offering a glimpse into her thoughts and relationships with a remarkable group of friends. The correspondence reveals her literary insights, personal reflections, and the vibrant intellectual community she was part of, making it a significant addition to her legacy and a valuable resource for fans and scholars alike.
Featuring new material on provision for two year olds, school readiness and a new chapter on families and transitions, this book explains why transitions matter and provides practical guidance on how to support young children's developing emotional resilience and equip them to embrace change.
This title provides an accessible introduction to the current research and thinking in this area alongside descriptions of everyday practice. It explores the kinds of activities and experiences that promote physical development and offers practical guidance on how these can be facilitated.
guidance on best practice and EYFS 2012 statutory requirements; focus on each strand of the 'A Unique Child' theme for Health and Wellbeing; practitioners' checklists and points for reflection; and real case studies. Taking the 'A Unique Child' theme at the heart of learning, this is an essential title for all practitioners and childminders who want further guidance and in-depth understanding on the principles and commitments that accompany babies' and children's developmental journey throughout the EYFS. Every child is a unique child and '... a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured'. It is therefore crucial that practitioners encourage and support each child to thrive in every area of development at their own pace and in their own individual ways. This book provides a purposeful guide to best practice, inviting practitioners to reflect on three main growing and developing; physical wellbeing; emotional wellbeing. Real case studies are included, with typical examples describing how requirements are and should be met.
The inspiring devotional journal of a young Flannery O'Connor, which contains the key to her life and work
Flannery O’Connor was among the greatest American writers of the second half of the 20th century; she was a writer in the Southern tradition of Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, and Carson McCullers, who wrote such classic novels and short stories as Wise Blood, The Violent Bear It Away, and “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” She is perhaps as well known for her tantalizing brand of Southern Gothic humor as she is for her Catholicism. That these tendencies should be so happily married in her fiction is no longer a surprise. The real surprise is learning that this much beloved icon of American literature did not set out to be a fiction writer, but a cartoonist. This seems to be the last well-kept secret of her creative life.
Contents:Wise blood --The violent bear it away --A good man is hard to find --The life you save may be your own --A stroke of good fortune --A temple of the Holy Ghost --The artificial nigger --A circle in the fire --A late encounter with the enemy --Good country people --The displaced person.
This collection is a companion to the long-established and highly successful Modern Short Stories One and its essential aims are the same: to offer stories of high literary quality which, though written for adults, can be enjoyed and appreciated by adolescents. The fifteen stories included are by distinguished writers from Africa, America, Australia, India, Ireland, Italy and Great Britain; and within their artistic context several of them deal with the special personal and social concerns of society today.The collection includes stories by the likes of Dorothy Parker, Maeve Binchy, Garrison Keillor, Peter Carey, Flannery O'Connor and Nadine Gordimer.
Contains letters written by Flannery O'Connor.