"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is unique among O'Connor's works; there are no other related titles. Moreover, this story has not been adapted into any other forms.

Fans of O'Connor's story might appreciate the works of other realist short story authors known for their gritty narratives. Notable examples include Eudora Welty, Doris Lessing, William Faulkner, Katherine Anne Porter, Raymond Carver, and Zora Neale Hurston. Eudora Welty's The Worn Path (1969) describes an elderly black woman's yearly journey from her remote home to the nearest town to get free medicine for her grandson. This story is part of the collection A Curtain of Green and Other Stories (1969). British author Doris Lessing wrote "To Room Nineteen" as part of the collection A Man and Two Women and Other Stories (1958). This story, a fictionalized account of Lessing's own experiences, explores the breakdown of love within a marriage from the wife's perspective. William Faulkner's stories are celebrated for their profound and intense narratives. Katherine Anne Porter, a distinguished Texas writer, is considered one of the century's finest short story authors. Her story "Rope" (1930) delves into the power struggle between a young couple, exploring themes of love and conflict. Raymond Carver's "Fat," featured in the collection Cathedral (1983), is a masterful portrayal of everyday melodrama, recounting the events of a single afternoon in the life of an insolent, overweight man. Lastly, Zora Neale Hurston's writing is known for its sharp and candid examination of the violence between men and women, particularly within the African American cultural context.

Browning, Preston M., Jr. Flannery O'Connor. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1974. This biography spans O'Connor's entire life, detailing her numerous relocations during childhood and her battle with illness.

Driggers, Stephen G., Robert J. Dunn, and Sarah E. Gordon. The Manuscripts of Flannery O'Connor at Georgia College. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1989. This invaluable resource explores O'Connor's original manuscripts, highlighting the edits made and sections omitted from her published works.

Farmer, David. Flannery O'Connor: A Descriptive Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing Company, 1981. Farmer offers a detailed account of all of O'Connor's writings, from minor press articles and stories to best-sellers, with an explanation accompanying each entry.

Fitzgerald, Sally, ed. The Habit of Being. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. This extensive collection of O'Connor's letters to friends, editors, and family provides profound insight into the mind of this prolific and talented writer.

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Brinkmeyer, Jr., Robert H. The Art and Vision of Flannery O'Connor, Louisiana State University Press, 1989.

Gordon, Caroline. "With a Glitter of Evil," in The New York Times Book Review, June 12, 1955, p. 5.

Hendri, Josephine. The World of Flannery O'Connor, Indiana University Press, 1970.

Kirk, Russell. Flannery O'Connor and the Grotesque Face of God, in The World and I, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1987, pp. 429-33.

O'Connor, Flannery. Flannery O'Connor: Mystery and Manners, edited by Robert Fitzgerald and Sally Fitzgerald, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1957.

Orvell, Miles. An Introduction to Flannery O'Connor, University Press of Mississippi, 1991.

Rubin, Jr., Louis D. "Two Ladies of the South," in Critical Essays on Flannery O'Connor, edited by Melvin J. Friedman and Beverly Lyon Clark, G. K. Hall & Co., 1985, pp. 25-8.

Further Reading

Asal, Frederick. Flannery O'Connor: The Imagination of Extremity, University of Georgia Press, 1982.
This book examines all of O'Connor's fiction and dedicates a section to "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," describing it as a story that "dramatizes a world radically off balance." Asal argues that this story exemplifies O'Connor's comic approach to violent themes.

Asal, Frederick, editor. "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," in Women Writers, Texts and Contexts, Rutgers University Press, 1993.
This resource is valuable for those studying "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Similar to Norton Critical Editions, it includes an introduction to the story, the text itself, and numerous critical essays exploring its possible interpretations.

Baumgaertner, Jill P. Flannery O'Connor: A Proper Scaring, Harold Shaw Publishers, 1988.
Focuses mainly on Flannery O'Connor's use of traditional Roman Catholic symbols in her fiction.