Query: 1960 Catholic fiction books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Violent Bear It Away
The Picturegoers
Evidence from documents: The Violent Bear It Away: '''''The Violent Bear It Away''''' is a 1960 novel by American author Flannery O'Connor. It is the second and final novel that she published. The first chapter was originally published as the story "You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead" in the journal ''New World Writing''. The novel tells the story of Francis Marion Tarwater, a fourteen-year-old boy who is trying to escape the destiny his uncle has prescribed for him: the life of a prophet. Like most of O'Connor's stories, the novel is filled with Catholic themes and dark images, making it a classic example of Southern Gothic literature.
The Picturegoers: 1960: '''The Picturegoers''''' (1960) is the first novel by British writer David Lodge.
Catholic fiction books: The novel interweaves scenes at and near a neighborhood movie theatre, using movies as a touchstone for exploring Catholic values in a changing world, where the cinema introduces values and behaviors from the greater society that differ from those of the traditional community.