The Barber Flannery Oconnor
| 'The Barber' | |
|---|---|
| Author | Flannery O'Connor |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Southern Gothic |
| Published in | New Signatures |
| Publication type | Book |
| Publisher | James A. Decker |
| Publication date | 1948 |
'The Barber' is an early short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It is one of the six stories included in O'Connor's 1947 master's thesis The Geranium: A Collection of Short Stories and was first published in New Signatures I: A Selection of College Writing in 1948. It later appeared in the 1971 collection The Complete Stories. The story involves a professor who feels a need to explain his liberal political views to a conservative barbershop.[1]
References[edit]
- ^Richard Giannone, Flannery O'Connor, hermit novelist (University of Illinois Press, 2000)
Flannery O'Connor’s Stories Questions and Answers. The Question and Answer section for Flannery O'Connor’s Stories is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Here is my audiobook of The Barber by Flannery O'Connor. I’m doing this for free in order to help those who want assistance while reading the text.
