The Violent Bear it Away
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First published in 1955, this book is a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O'Conner's work. In it, the orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousins, the schoolteacher Rayber, defy the prophecy of their dead uncle--that Tarwater will become a prophet and will baptize Rayber's young son, Bishop. A series of struggles ensues. Tarwater fights an internal battle against his innate faith and the voices calling him to be a prophet while Rayber tries to draw Tarwater into a more "reasonable" modern world. Both wrestle with the legacy of their dead relatives and lay claim to Bishop's soul..
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PUBLISHED
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 243 p. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780374530877
0374530874
SUBJECTS
Family -- Southern States -- Fiction.