Download or read book Critical Essays on Flannery O'Connor written by Melvin J. Friedman and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1985 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains include twenty-eight reviews and critical essays related to American writer and essayist Flannery O'Connor's (1925-1964) life and work. The collection begins with an introduction, which survey's O'Connor's career and the critical reaction to it, the remaining selections are arranged into three sections -- the first, offers twelve reviews dealing with O'Connor's two novels, and her collections of short stories and essays; the second section provides "tributes and reminiscences"; and, the third section includes a chronological record of the critical response to the writing, with positive as well as negative soundings are acknowledged.