O'Connor, Flannery — Every Thing That Rises Must Converge

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1965. First Edition, First Printing, Hardcover (Original Blue Boards with Black Cloth Spine). Good Condition/Good. Grey end-papers; b/w. frontis. photo. of the author. “Everything That Rises Must Converge” is a short story by American author Flannery O’Connor, written in 1961 in the midst of the American civil rights movement & published posthumously in 1965 as a part of this 'nine short stories' collection of the same name. In the title story, a racist white woman is accompanied by her more liberal-minded adult son during a short bus trip. As their perspectives clash, a shocking encounter with a Black woman and her young boy forces a reckoning. O’Connor’s narrative delves into the complexities of prejudice, family dynamics, and the inevitable collision of conflicting ideologies against the backdrop of racial desegregation in the South.. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 269 pages. D/J. in library protective cover which has been taped to the book covers. Dust Jacket un-clipped. White titles spine. Library stamps to title page & fep. label to spine & glue mark to rear end-paper. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; Segregation; American Literature; United States; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 5133.