Flannery O'Connor is an American writer, a prominent representative of the Southern Gothic genre. The main themes in her work are faith and hypocrisy, the nature of sin and redemption, the fine line between sanity and madness. The book "Kingdom of Heaven Taken by Force" includes her novel of the same name and the story "The River" - the poignant story of little Harry, who honestly and literally takes the priest's sermon. With the approval of "Alpina" publishing house. Prose” Forbes Woman publishes a piece.