2. • Mary Flannery
O’Connor was born on
March 25, 1925 in
Savannah, Georgia.
• In 1946, she was
accepted into the
prestigious Iowa
Writers’ Workshop.
• In 1951 she was
diagnosed with
systemic lupus
erythematosus.
• She died on August
3, 1964.
3. • The Geranium (1946) • NOVELS
• The Barber (1948) • Wise Blood (1952)
• Wildcat (1970) • The Violent Bear It
• The Crop (1971) Away (1960)
• The Turkey, The
Capture (1948)
• The Train (1948)
• The Peeler (1949)
• The Heart of the Park
(1949)
4. • O’Henry Awards 1967, 1963 and 1965.
• National Book Award 1972.
• First postwar American woman author in the canonic
Library of America.
5. • It has become one of O'Connor's most highly regarded
works of short fiction.
• The story is disturbing and humorous at the same time.
• One of the most famous examples of Southern Gothic
literature.
• Focuses on strange events, eccentric characters, and
local color to create a moody and unsettling depiction of
life in the American South
