{"product_id":"book-5892","title":"The Violent Bear It Away","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1960, \u003cem\u003eThe Violent Bear It Away\u003c\/em\u003e is now a landmark in American literature. It is a dark and absorbing example of the gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O’Connor’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousin, Rayber, struggle to defy the prophecy of their dead uncle—that Tarwater will become a prophet and will baptize Rayber’s young son, Bishop. As Tarwater fights an internal battle against his innate faith and the voices calling him to be a prophet, Rayber tries to draw Tarwater into a more “reasonable” modern world. Both wrestle with the legacy of their dead relatives and lay claim to Bishop’s soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO’Connor observes all this with an astonishing combination of irony and compassion, humor and pathos. The result is a novel whose range and depth reveal a brilliant and innovative writer acutely alert to where the sacred lives and where it does not.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":47802060374251,"sku":"DZ5892","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/2127\/6139\/files\/5892-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775519907","url":"https:\/\/www.blackstoneunlimited.com\/products\/book-5892","provider":"Blackstone Unlimited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}