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Flannery O'Connor was an American writer from the mid-20th century who is known for her distinctive short stories and novels featuring Southern settings and dark, often grotesque characters. Her work is considered important in American literature for its unique blend of religious themes, psychological insight, and unflinching examination of human nature and morality.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- March 25, 1925
- Died
- August 3, 1964
- Works
- 109
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Film & TV
Known for
- Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor2017
- Do You Reverse? — Herself1932
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- O'Connor
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Savannah
- Place of death
- Milledgeville
- Occupation
- essayist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- O. Henry Award
- Field of work
- essay
- Image
- Flannery-O'Connor 1947.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1925-03-25
- date of death
- 1964-08-03
- cause of death
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Mary Flannery O'Connor
- Commons category
- Flannery O'Connor
- name in native language
- Mary Flannery O'Connor
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- nominated for
- National Book Award
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
O'Connor was a Southern writer who often wrote in a sardonic Southern Gothic style. She relied heavily on regional settings and grotesque characters, often in violent situations. In her writing, an unsentimental acceptance or rejection of the limitations, imperfections or differences of these characters (whether attributed to disability, race, crime, religion, or sanity) typically underpins the drama.
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