id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-3010 Wise Blood - Wikipedia .html text/html 2320 195 72 Wise Blood is the first novel by American author Flannery O'Connor, published in 1952. Emery introduces Motes to the concept of "wise blood," an idea that he has innate, worldly knowledge of what direction to take in life, and requires no spiritual or emotional guidance. The 15-year-old moves in with Motes, and he begins to more aggressively pursue his ministry, purchasing a dilapidated car to use as a mobile pulpit. In the introduction to the 10th anniversary publication of Wise Blood, O'Connor states that the book is about freedom, free will, life and death, and the inevitability of belief.[4] Themes of redemption, racism, sexism, and isolation also run through the novel. From the Soap Factory website: "Visual artist Chris Larson and composer Anthony Gatto join forces to bring the darkly humorous world of Flannery O'Connor's WISE BLOOD to life. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3010.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3010.txt