“There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.”

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The Complete Stories

2009

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A good man is hard to find

1970

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The violent bear it away

2007

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Wise blood

1990

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Mystery and manners

1992

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