The World of Flannery O'Connor
Georgia Author and Literary Lion
The Early Years
One of the greatest writers in Southern history, Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, GA. She moved with her family to Milledgeville, GA, where she attended Georgia State College for Women in the 1940s.
Young Flannery Reading
Flannery always enjoyed reading. A photo of the young child enjoying a book.
source: Google image
source: Google image
Family home in Savannah
Flannery was born in Savannah, GA. The home has been restored
source: Google image
source: Google image
Flannery's school composition notebook and story
Many of Flannery's original handwritten works are located in the archives at Georgia College and State University. Emory also has a collection of archives through the Mary Flannery O'Connor Charitable Trust.
source: http://www.news.emory.edu/stories/2014/10/upress_flannery_oconnor_collection/index.html
source: http://www.news.emory.edu/stories/2014/10/upress_flannery_oconnor_collection/index.html
Her Writing and Her Legacy
Flannery's Later Years and What She Left Behind (1925-1964)
During her years in Milledgeville, O'Connor stayed active in the community, wrote her short stories and novels while living at Andalusia, and battled lupus bravely while enjoying the farm and her birds. There are many examples of primary sources, relics, and archives from O'Connor's life. This vast amount of resources leads many scholars, teachers, students, and literary fans to study and analyze O'Connor's works still today.
Handwritten notes on first novel
O'Connor's first novel was Wise Blood. The archives at Emory contain her first draft with handwritten notes for the novel.
source: http://www.news.emory.edu/stories/2014/10/upress_flannery_oconnor_collection/index.html
source: http://www.news.emory.edu/stories/2014/10/upress_flannery_oconnor_collection/index.html
Andalusia
O'Connor's home and farm have been opened to the public for tours. Andalusia still contains many of O'Connor's items, furniture, etc.
source: http://andalusiafarm.org/andalusia-2
source: http://andalusiafarm.org/andalusia-2
O'Connor and her birds
Flannery loved birds and raised peacocks on her farm Andalusia. In this photo she is shown with the crutches she had to use when her lupus became severe.
source: Google images
source: Google images