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Also Known As Mary Flannery O’Connor
Born March 25, 1925 • Savannah • Georgia
Died August 3, 1964 (aged 39) • Milledgeville • Georgia
Awards And Honors National Book Award (1972)
Notable Works “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” • “Everything That Rises Must Converge” • “The Habit of Being” • “The Presence of Grace, and Other Book Reviews” • “The Violent Bear It Away” • “Wise Blood”
Movement / Style Southern gothic

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