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It was said that the book's introduction was one of the best ever written; its vivid portrayal of Flannery O'Connor and comparison to Thomas Merton resonated with the speaker, inspiring further interest in O'Connor's works.
I got the Complete Stories with some money for Christmas, my freshman year. I'd gone to Fordham...
— Episode: [Unedited] Paul Elie with Krista Tippett
Episode: [Unedited] Paul Elie with Krista Tippett
It was said that the book's introduction was one of the best ever written; its vivid portrayal of Flannery O'Connor and comparison to Thomas Merton resonated with the speaker, inspiring further interest in O'Connor's works.
I got the Complete Stories with some money for Christmas, my freshman year. I'd gone to Fordham...
He just portrays her so vividly in a few words and one of the ways that it does it is by comparing her to Tom's murder and describing his visits when he edited both of their books to the south.
Episode: Paul Elie — Faith Fired by Literature
The introduction by Robert Chiroux was praised for its vivid portrayal of O'Connor, comparing her to Thomas Merton and highlighting their shared deep faith, intelligence, and sense of comedy. The speaker found the introduction to be one of the best they had ever read.
I got the Complete Stories with some money for Christmas, my freshman year.
I'd gone to Fordham, by the way, a Jesuit college in the Bronx. Started reading the introduction by Robert Chiroux, and just the best introduction to a book I think that I've ever still ever found.
He just portrays her so vividly in a few words, and one of the ways that it does it is by comparing her to Thomas Merton, and describing his visits when he edited both of their books to the south.
He'd go visit Merton this renowned monk at his monastery and they'd talk about Flannery O'Connor, then he'd go to Georgia to visit Flannery O'Connor, the celebrated young southern writer, and they'd talk about Thomas Merton.
He said that they had in common deep faith, great intelligence, and a highly developed sense of comedy.
Episode: [Unedited] Paul Elie with Krista Tippett
It was mentioned that the speaker read this book during their freshman year of college and found Robert Giroux's introduction to be one of the best they had ever encountered. The introduction compared O'Connor to Thomas Merton, highlighting their shared faith, intelligence, and sense of humor.
I'd gone to Fordham and by the way, I've Jesuits in the Bronx. Started reading the introduction by Robert Chirou and just the best introduction to a book that I've ever found.
What was that book? Did you see a complete story as a finalier corner?
He just portrays her so vividly in a few words and one of the ways that it does it is by comparing her to Tom's murder and describing his visits when he edited both of their books to the south.
He'd go visit Martin this renowned monk at his monastery and they talk about finalier corner then he'd go to Georgia to visit finalier corner, the celebrated young southern writer and they'd talk about Tom's murder and he said that they had in common deep faith, great intelligence, and a highly developed sense of comedy.
Episode: Paul Elie — Faith Fired by Literature
The speaker was deeply impacted by the introduction written by Robert Giroux, which vividly portrayed O'Connor and compared her to Thomas Merton, highlighting their shared faith, intelligence, and sense of humor. It inspired the speaker to learn more about both authors.
I got the Complete Stories with some money for Christmas, my freshman year. I'd gone to Fordham...
I'd gone to Fordham...Started reading the introduction by Robert Giroux, and just the best introduction to a book I think that I've ever still ever found.
He just portrays her so vividly in a few words, and one of the ways that it does it is by comparing her to Thomas Merton, and describing his visits when he edited both of their books to the south.
He'd go visit Merton this renowned monk at his monastery and they'd talk about Flannery O'Connor, then he'd go to Georgia to visit Flannery O'Connor, the celebrated young southern writer, and they'd talk about Thomas Merton.
He said that they had in common deep faith, great intelligence, and a highly developed sense of comedy.