A Prayer Journal by Flannery O’Connor; edited by W.A. Sessions; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 96 pages In 1952, Flannery O’Connor’s novel Wise Blood introduced American readers to ultra-nihilist street ...
Tess Taylor reviews Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal written when the late author was in her early 20s. Every so often, as scholars sort through old papers, they find a rare and wonderful gem, ...
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Prayer Journal” is a moving glimpse of a young writer seeking to balance her art with her faith. In 1946, O’Connor began writing the prayers in a common black-and-white ...
This column originally appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on April 9, 2016. In the late 1970s or early 1980s, when I was beginning my journeys as both a new Christian and an aspiring writer, a ...
Often when I read, I’m struck by something, but I’m not sure why. I’ve read The Habit of Being several times — it’s a collection of Flannery O’Connor’s extraordinary letters. O’Connor is one of my ...
In her new book, The Abbess of Andalusia, Lorraine Murray aims to "uncover the self-portrait Flannery (O'Connor) created in the daily stream of letters that poured out of Andalusia," the Georgia farm ...
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Tess Taylor reviews Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal written when the late author was in her early 20s. A Gem Found In Old Papers: Flannery O'Connor's 'Prayer Journal' MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Every ...