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Flannery O'Connor (1925)close

Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia. She is considered one of the greatest short-story writers of the 20th century. Her works won three O. Henry Awards for short fiction, the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and include A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Wise Blood.

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