Contents

Acknowledgments

Permissions

Introduction

ONE
The Two Receptions of Wise Blood

TWO
The “Discovery” of O’Connor’s Catholicism

THREE
O’Connor’s Posthumous Reputation

FOUR
Robert Giroux, Sally Fitzgerald, and The Habit of Being

FIVE
Adaptation and Reputation

SIX
O’Connor and the Common (Online) Reader

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index