Who Was Flannery O'Connor?: Biography

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Who was Flannery O'Connor?

The New York Times offers a very helpful and well-written Flannery O'Connor topic page that offers chronologically arranged biographical information put together by Brad Gooch, author of Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor.

Pegasos, a literature resource site, contains a concise yet thorough O'Connor biography.

Timberlane Books offers a biographical sketch of O'Connor from The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America. Click on the "Who was Flannery O'Connor" link under her photo on the right.

In 1966 Atlanta magazine printed "O'Connor Country", a non-critical article discussing O'Connor's view of her own work, writing, and her horror of being known as a "Southern writer". The article is reproduced on-site with permission from Atlanta magazine.

Georgia Women of Achievement inducted Flannery O'Connor in 1992. Read why they honored her memory and learn a little more about her life.

The Literary Traveler tours the world with readers in mind. Their article A Good Writer is Hard to Find: The Search for Flannery O'Connor takes you to Savannah and Milledgeville for a look at O'Connor's home life.

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