The Artificial Nigger
WorkHorror and Gothic Fiction
Flannery O'Connor short story set during a trip to Atlanta
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The Artificial Nigger
- Horror and Gothic Fiction
"The Artificial Nigger" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor, first published in the Spring 1955 issue of The Kenyon Review and later included in A Good Man Is Hard to Find. Its title refers to Jim Crow-era Southern statues depicting grotesque minstrelsy characters. The story follows a boy and his fearful grandfather on a visit to Atlanta, where betrayal strains their relationship before the grandfather has a spiritual revelation about his moral depravity.
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- Author
- Flannery O'Connor
- First published
- Spring 1955, The Kenyon Review
- Collection
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- The Artificial Nigger (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q16386495
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
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- Popularity
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