In such selections as The Search for Redemption, The Novelist as Prophet, An American Girl, and Flannery O'Connor's Clarity of Vision, ten critics examine the fiction of the modern American writer.
Melvin J. Friedman and Lewis A. Lawson give an overview of Flannery O'Connor's creative writing process in this read. They discuss the themes that are apparent in many of her short stories, including the American South and redemption. Through examining several of her works, they discuss the process and the fiction of this modern American female writer.
