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Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
The fiction writer presents mystery thorugh manners, grace through nature, but when he finishes, these always has to be left over that sense of Mystery which cannot be accounted for by any human formula. --Flannery O'Connor
Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those who, from every direction, have made the same ascent. For everything that rises must converge. --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
This collection consist of nine stories--the final stories of Flannery O'Connor--and they are united by an examination of the forces which allow people to climb the summit referred to in the quote by Chardin above as well as character flaws which prevent people from ascending. The stories are well-written, at times funny, at times dark and at times humorously terrifying. Some stories are, truth be told, better than others. "The Lame Shall Enter First" is too heavy-handed and it's placement in the middle of this collection highlights its shortcomings.
O'Connor crafts these stories carefully, deliberately parsing them until all that remains are characters reacting within a confined setting. These aren't just "Southern stories"; these are universal glimpses of how the universe may actually work.
Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those who, from every direction, have made the same ascent. For everything that rises must converge. --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
This collection consist of nine stories--the final stories of Flannery O'Connor--and they are united by an examination of the forces which allow people to climb the summit referred to in the quote by Chardin above as well as character flaws which prevent people from ascending. The stories are well-written, at times funny, at times dark and at times humorously terrifying. Some stories are, truth be told, better than others. "The Lame Shall Enter First" is too heavy-handed and it's placement in the middle of this collection highlights its shortcomings.
O'Connor crafts these stories carefully, deliberately parsing them until all that remains are characters reacting within a confined setting. These aren't just "Southern stories"; these are universal glimpses of how the universe may actually work.