Wise Blood

Wise Blood (1952) was the first novel written by Southern author Flannery O'Connor.

Biographical Context

Flannery O'Connor was a Roman Catholic living in the American south, and her fictions consistently illustrate not merely religious, but theological points of view. By the time of Wise Blood, O'Connor was herself diagnosed with lupus and was receiving treatment with hydrocortisone therapy at Emory University hospitals in Atlanta.

Related Topics:
Roman Catholic - Theological - Lupus - Hydrocortisone - Emory University - Atlanta

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O'Connor's first major attack of lupus had occurred in 1950, and she had been forced to return home to Milledgeville, Georgia to live with her mother on the family farm. Since O'Connor's father had died of lupus, she was under no illusions about her prospects. Having been a writer and lived in Iowa and New York City, she found her mother's company, and the general area of Milledgeville, to be difficult. The smart-aleck child coming home, and resentment of mother figures and parents in general, permeates all of O'Connor's fictions, and Wise Blood is no different.

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1950 - Milledgeville, Georgia - Iowa - New York City

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