Flannery O'Connor
Writer
Name at birth: Mary Flannery O'Connor
Writer Flannery O'Connor is best known for her short stories, the most famous being "A Good Man is Hard To Find" (1953) and "Everything That Rises Must Converge" (1961). Her stories are populated with misfits and fanatics from the American South and often address issues of violence and spiritual faith. She died from lupus at the age of 39, having also published two novels, Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear it Away (1960). A posthumously published collection, The Complete Short Stories of Flannery O'Connor, won the National Book Award in 1972.
Extra credit: O'Connor's novels: Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear It Away (1960).
Other Southern writers include William Faulkner, Carson McCullers, Eudora Welty and Alice Walker.
Four Good Links
In Search of Flannery O'Connor
Travelogue through Flannery country
The Comforts of Home
Nifty fan site for O'Connor, with a biography, analysis and more
Flannery O'Connor
Biographical details from the Georgia Women of Achievement site
Flannery O'Connor
Good starting point for student research
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
3 August 1964
(complications from lupus, age 39)
Best Known As
Southern author of "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
