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The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto the scene with her first published book, Wise Blood , in 1952. Her fierce, sometimes comic novels and stories reflected the darkly funny, vibrant, and theologically sophisticated woman who wrote... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary Flannery O'connor: Add a description of this character.
- Mary Boyd
- Regina O'connor
- Betty Hester
- Erik
- Robert Lowell
- Robert Giroux
- Caroline Gordon
- Robert Fitzgerald
- Sally Fitzgerald
- Betty Boyd Love
- Katie Semmes
- Mrs. Ames
- Mary Cline
- Paul Engle
- Cecil Dawkins
- Dr. Merrill
- Ted Spivey
- Louise Abbot
- Langkjaer
- Edward O'connor
- Hardwick
- Katherine Anne Porter
- Robie Macauley
- Andrew Lytle
- Tarwater
- Allen Tate
- Teilhard
- Ashley Brown
Setting & Locations edit
- Georgia State College
- Milledgeville
- Atlanta
- Andalusia
- Savannah
- Iowa City
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Yaddo
- America
- Tennessee
- Connecticut
- Chicago
- Sacred Heart Church
- Macon
- Paris
- Germany
- Europe
- Bell House
- Train
- Rome
- Nashville
- Kentucky
- Augusta
- Washington
- Columbia
- France
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- Sanford House
- Vanderbilt
- Virginia
- Alabama
- Florencourt
- United States
- Lourdes
- Copenhagen
- Italy
- Louisville
- Florida
Authors & Contributors edit
- Brad Gooch (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 25, 2009
ISBN: 9780316000666
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 25, 2009
ISBN: 9780316000666
Page Count: 464
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2009: Biography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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