Description

In a world grappling with faith and disillusionment, a young man named Haze returns to his hometown with a singular, radical mission: to establish the Church Without Christ. Driven by a profound spiritual void and a rejection of traditional religion, Haze embarks on a darkly comic and often disturbing journey through the American South. His encounters with a cast of unforgettable characters—a blind street preacher, a nihilistic ex-convict, and his own estranged family—reveal the complex and often contradictory nature of belief, redemption, and the search for meaning in a fallen world. Flannery O'Connor's masterful prose and unflinching gaze explore the grotesque and the sacred, challenging readers to confront the profound questions of faith and the human condition.

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paperback

Macmillan

Published Mar 6, 2007

252 pages

ISBN: 9780374530631

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Details

First Published

1952

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor.

Violence
Suicide/Self-Harm
Death/Grief