Description
Wilson does a great service in resurrecting one of OConnors lesser-known Weekly
When celebrated American novelist and short story writer Flannery OConnor died at the age of thirty-nine in 1964, she left behind an unfinished third novel titled Why Do the Heathen Rage? Scholarly experts uncovered and studied the material, deeming it unpublishable. It stayed that way for more than fifty years.
Until now.
For the past ten-plus years, award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson has explored the 378 pages of typed and handwritten material of the noveltranscribing pages, organizing them into scenes, and compiling everything to provide a glimpse into what OConnor might have planned to publish.
This book is the result of Hooten Wilsons work. In it, she introduces OConnors novel to the public for the first time and imagines themes and directions OConnors work might have taken. Including illustrations and an afterword from noted artist Steve Prince (One Fish Studio), the book unveils scenes that are both funny and thought-provoking, ultimately revealing that we have much to learn from what OConnor left behind.
Author: Jessica Hooten Wilson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 01/23/2024
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781587436185
Language: English
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