Wise Blood
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- Classic debut novel by Flannery O’Connor
- Explores faith, blindness, and redemption
- Centers on Hazel Motes and his “Church Without Christ”
- Rich in Southern Gothic symbolism and irony
- A cornerstone of twentieth-century Catholic fiction
Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood is a piercing exploration of belief and rebellion in the modern soul.
The novel follows Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old who tries to deny his faith by founding the “Church Without Christ.” Yet, his every step reveals the restless hunger of a heart that cannot escape God’s call.
Through O’Connor’s striking prose and vivid Southern Gothic imagery, faith becomes a battlefield where grace and resistance collide. Eccentric characters like the “blind” preacher Asa Hawks and the deluded Enoch Emery mirror Hazel’s turmoil, exposing the human struggle between sin, pride, and redemption.
Darkly comic and deeply spiritual, Wise Blood reveals O’Connor’s masterful vision of a world haunted by grace—a story where even disbelief becomes a path toward divine encounter.
SKU: 1012852
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