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and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades

Responding to the unspeakable in real time

his preceding novel

and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be

Wise Blood -- Flannery O'Connor, Paperback Dolls & Accessories and Mahmoud are separated byFlannery O'Connor's haunting first novel of faith, false prophets, and redemptive wisdom Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth century literature. It is the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty two year old caught in an unending struggle against his inborn, desperate fate. He falls under the spell of a blind street preacher named Asa Hawks and his degenerate fifteen year old daughter, Sabbath Lily.