Flannery O'Connor

1925-1964

-- Born in Savannah, Georgia

-- Moved to Milledgeville at age 12

-- Georgia College for Women

-- Iowa School of Writers (M.A.)

-- Returned to Milledgeville; first lupus

-- 1952 = Wise Blood

-- 1955 = A Good Man is Hard to Find

-- 1964 - died at age 39

-- 1965 = Everything that Rises must Converge

STYLE

-- a sense of the grotesque

-- sharp, unforgettable characters

-- tangling with theological questions

-- superb use of similes in descriptions

-- careful use of symbols

-- keen ear for dialogue

-- witty sense of humor

-- thought provoking themes