Publication

2008 - Faber & Faber, Limited

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPS3565.C57W5 2008

Description

Wise Blood, Flannery O’Connor’s first novel, is the story of Hazel Motes who, released from the armed services, returns to the evangelical Deep South. There he begins a private battle against the religiosity of the community and in particular against Asa Hawkes, the ‘blind’ preacher, and his degenerate fifteen-year-old daughter. In desperation Hazel founds his own religion, ‘The Church without Christ’, and this extraordinary narrative moves towards its savage and macabre resolution.

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Other Editions

  • Wise BloodFaber & Faber, Limited2008-01-01

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