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Flannery O'Connor
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American writer (1925–1964)

Also known as: Flannery O’Connor, Mary Flannery O’Connor, О’Коннор, Фланнери, فلانيري أوكونور, 플래너리 오코너, フラナリー・オコナー

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
  • Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
  • Fiction
  • The best horror stories (1990)