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The Violent Bear It Away

Flannery O'Connor

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 4.13 | 9820 Users | 805 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Violent Bear It Away
ISBN:	0374505241 (ISBN13: 9780374505240)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Francis Marion Tarwater, Mason Tarwater, George F. Rayber, Bishop Rayber, Buford Munson
Literary Awards:	National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1961)

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First published in 1960, The Violent Bear It Away 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.

O'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.

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Title	:	The Violent Bear It Away
Author	:	Flannery O'Connor
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	January 1st 1960 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Gothic. Southern Gothic. Literature. Novels. American. Southern

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I read this because it was a book choice of a group I am in and because I had never read OConnor before. I have just finished it and will write a longer review but want to say here that I was absolutely blown away by the authors writing which has brilliance and power. I now intend to read everything by this author.I think what made it so good for me was that I listened to it as an audiobook. It is definitely not an easy read and is not one I would normally read but the writing and the depth of

Unless you have experienced actual terror of fire and brimstone in youth, it is unlikely you will fully comprehend this dense, close, emotionally and soul-wrenching tale. I had to refresh myself on the context of the scripture reference at the front (Matthew 11:12) which, as always, reminds me of the true revolutionary and radical nature of the Christs true teaching (turning families apart, encouraging blind faith leading to assured torture and physical annihilation) to his apostles. Someone not

After four days of Tarwater, the schoolteachers enthusiasm had passed. He would admit no more than that. It had passed the first day and had been succeeded by determination, and while he knew that determination was a less powerful tool, he thought that in this case, it was the one best fitted for the job. It had taken him barely half a day to find out that the old man had made a wreck of the boy and that was called for was a monumental job of reconstruction. The first day enthusiasm had given

This is a short southern novel as quirky as one of Faulkner's but with much less patois. Ignorance, superstition, religious beliefs, and a birth defect drive the story.

I grew up in the Bible Belt, the "Christ-haunted" south...and I agree with some others here that FOC makes the religious zealots burn off the page, and the non-believers (or those fighting not to believe)are depicted as empty husks.It is a strange perspective to be a passionate Catholic (as FOC was) in the Bible Belt. Schizoid, Gothic, and occasionally beautiful are words that come to mind for the reactions of young tender minds brought up "in Jesus" in the South. (While I was surrounded by

Francis Marion Tarwater buries his great uncle (figuratively) and heads to civilization to meet his uncle, the school teacher Rayber. Before his great uncle passed, he decreed that if he didn't baptize Rayber's son Bishop, Francis would. Can Rayber and the younger Tarwater fight destiny and break the elder Tarwater's hold on Francis from beyond the grave?Flannery O'Connor sure was an upbeat person when it came to religion, wasn't she? The Violent Bear It Away is a tale of how one man's obsession

This little book very nearly blew me away. I say very nearly, because there's one incident right near the end that both upset my own sensibilities - but more than that, I've been mulling it over, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it adds. Except for that, though, this is an astounding look at obsessive faith - in religion, in rationality. Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision