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Flannery O'Connor

Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.

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Genre
Southern Gothic
Born
Mary Flannery O'Connor (1925-03-25)March 25, 1925 Savannah, Georgia, US
Died
August 3, 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 39) Milledgeville, Georgia, US
Literary movement
Christian realism
Notable works
Wise Blood · The Violent Bear It Away · A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Occupations
Novelist · short story writer · essayist

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related to Schooling · 33
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related to Childhood · 19
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related to Other works · 12
Flannery O'Connor → Being, Collected Works, Grace, Letters, Manners, Mystery, Occasional Prose, Other Book Reviews, Prayer Journal, The Cartoons, The Habit, The Presence
related to Library resources · 9
Flannery O'Connor → Archives, Betty Hester, Emory University, Letters, O'Connor's, Postmarked Milledgeville, Rare Book Library, Rose Manuscript, Stuart
related to External links · 7
Flannery O'Connor → Canada, Faded Page, Find, Good Man, Hard, Southern Grotesque, Works
Subjects · 4
Flannery O'Connor → Catholicism, grace, Morality, transcendence
Notable works · 3
Flannery O'Connor → A Good Man Is Hard to Find, The Violent Bear It Away, Wise Blood
Occupations · 3
Flannery O'Connor → essayist, Novelist, short story writer
Born · 1
Flannery O'Connor → Mary Flannery O'Connor (1925-03-25)March 25, 1925 Savannah, Georgia, US
Died · 1
Flannery O'Connor → August 3, 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 39) Milledgeville, Georgia, US

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Flannery O'ConnorDiedAugust 3, 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 39) Milledgeville, Georgia, US1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorGenreSouthern Gothic1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorLiterary movementChristian realism1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorNotable worksWise Blood1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorNotable worksThe Violent Bear It Away1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorNotable worksA Good Man Is Hard to Find1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorOccupationsNovelist1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorOccupationsshort story writer1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorOccupationsessayist1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorPeriod1946–19641.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorResting placeMemory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorSubjectsMorality1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorSubjectsCatholicism1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorSubjectsgrace1.00infobox
Flannery O'ConnorSubjectstranscendence1.00infobox

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