{"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":49312327369008,"sku":"BD5892","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49312327401776,"sku":"ZE5892","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49312327434544,"sku":"ZM5892","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/5892-cover.jpg?v=1761283291","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-5892","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}