The Barber (short story)
| "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[]
- ^ Richard Giannone, Flannery O'Connor, hermit novelist (University of Illinois Press, 2000)
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