{"product_id":"the-violent-bear-it-away-by-flannery-oconnor-first-paperback-printing-1961-signet","title":"The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1961 • Signet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [1961] SIGNET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Signet mass market printing of this modern Southern classic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage paperback in very good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClean, tight and seemingly unread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover shows some very mild wear: a few spots of discoloration and a faint hint of a crease to upper rear corner on back. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpine is unworn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReads good as new with some inevitable tanning to pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1961 Finalist for the National Book Award, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Violent Bear It Away\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is now a landmark in American literature. It 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO'Connor observes all this with an astonishing combination of irony and compassion, humor and pathos, resulting in a novel where range and depth reveal a brilliant and innovative writers acutely alert to where the sacred lives and to where it does not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515226009849,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/violentbearitaway-1.jpg?v=1781206693","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/the-violent-bear-it-away-by-flannery-oconnor-first-paperback-printing-1961-signet","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}