My Oedipus Complex and Other Stories
Frank O'Connor
362 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0141187875
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2005
ClassicsFictionHumorIrelandIrish LiteratureLiteratureNovelsPsychologyRealistic FictionShort Stories
This Collection of Stories includes the following:
The Genius
My Oedipus Complex
First Confession
The Study of History
The Man of the World
Guests of the Nation
Machine-Gun Corps in action
Soirée Chez une Belle Jeune Fille
Jumbo’s Wife
The Cornet-Player Who Betrayed Ireland
There is a Lone House
News for the Church
The Mad Lomasneys
Uprooted
The Majesty of the Law
The Luceys
After Fourteen Years
Peasants
The Bridal Night
A Thing of Nothing
Michael’s Wife
A Bachelor’s Story
Fish for Friday
A Story by Maupassant
In the Train
The Corkerys
Old-Age Pensioners
The Long Road to Ummera
The Wreath
The Mass Island
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The story of the title, My Oedipus Complex deals with a little boy named Larry and his feelings towards his father. When his father returns home from World War II, Larry is resentful and jealous of losing his mother’s undivided attention, and finds himself in a constant struggle to win back her affections.
If you looking for the edition of only that short story, you can find it here: My Oedipus Complex.