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The letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon / edited by Christine Flanagan.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2018]Description: xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780820354088
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813/.5/4 B
LOC classification:
  • PS3565.C57 Z48 2018
Contents:
Wise blood (May 1951-February 1953) -- A good man is hard to find (March 1953-March 1955) -- The enduring chill (September 1955-December 1962) -- Revelation (1963-1964) -- Postscript (September 1964-April 1981).
Summary: "Flannery and Caroline: The Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon, 1951-1964 is a full, annotated collection of the letters between two of the South's most acclaimed writers, from 1951 to 1964, the year of O'Connor's death. To date, only nine letters of the O'Connor-Gordon correspondence, scattered across four publications, so this volume will fill a major gap in our understanding of the two writers. Gordon (1895-1981), a more established writer at the start of their correspondence, acted as a mentor to the younger O'Connor (1924-1964). Gordon offered critical commentary on early versions of such legendary O'Connor stories as "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "The Displaced Person," as well as O'Connor's debut novel, Wise Blood. Over the course of thirteen years, the letters in this collection reveal a deep friendship between two literary masters, as well as their roots, influences, concerns, and regrets"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Flannery and Caroline: The Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon, 1951-1964 is a full, annotated collection of the letters between two of the South's most acclaimed writers, from 1951 to 1964, the year of O'Connor's death. To date, only nine letters of the O'Connor-Gordon correspondence, scattered across four publications, so this volume will fill a major gap in our understanding of the two writers. Gordon (1895-1981), a more established writer at the start of their correspondence, acted as a mentor to the younger O'Connor (1924-1964). Gordon offered critical commentary on early versions of such legendary O'Connor stories as "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "The Displaced Person," as well as O'Connor's debut novel, Wise Blood. Over the course of thirteen years, the letters in this collection reveal a deep friendship between two literary masters, as well as their roots, influences, concerns, and regrets"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Wise blood (May 1951-February 1953) -- A good man is hard to find (March 1953-March 1955) -- The enduring chill (September 1955-December 1962) -- Revelation (1963-1964) -- Postscript (September 1964-April 1981).

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