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A good man is hard to find
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Walter and I just a couple of weeks ago we we did a a segment on Flenry Oconor's uh A Good Man is hard to find because it was the 100th anniversary of her uh birth.
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Planning o Connor's uh first collection of short stories uh A Good Man is Hard to Find I I read um James Baldwin's first novel uh Go Tell It on the Mountain I read the man with a gray flannel suit and I read uh Raymond Chandler's uh long goodbye.
Amor Towles How I Write · Feb 2024 Why people recommend it
A Good Man Is Hard to Find is a celebrated collection of southern gothic short stories by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of morality, grace, and human cruelty. The collection was discussed on multiple podcasts by notable cultural and literary figures. On an episode of The Megyn Kelly Show in April 2025, Matt Taibbe mentioned the collection, noting that he and Walter had recently hosted a segment dedicated to Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard to Find in honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth, while using the reference to critique contemporary political commentary. Additionally, on an episode of How I Write in February 2024, author Amor Towles discussed reading Flannery O'Connor's first collection of short stories alongside other classics like James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain and Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye as part of the extensive research and preparation he undertook prior to writing his acclaimed novel The Highway. These discussions highlighted the enduring literary power of O'Connor's prose and its capacity to inspire both contemporary critics and novelists.
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Amor Towles planning o Connor's uh first collection of short stories uh A Good Man is Hard to Find I I read um James Ba… 1
“planning o Connor's uh first collection of short stories uh A Good Man is Hard to Find I I read um James Baldwin's first novel uh Go Tell It on the Mountain I read the man with a gray flannel suit and I read uh Raymond Chandler's uh long goodbye”
Matt Taibbe Walter and I just a couple of weeks ago we we did a a segment on Flenry Oconor's uh A Good Man is hard to f… 1
“Walter and I just a couple of weeks ago we we did a a segment on Flenry Oconor's uh A Good Man is hard to find because it was the 100th anniversary of her uh birth.”