Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA on March 25th, 1925 and passed away at the age of 39 on August 3rd, 1964.

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Flannery O'Connor Stats: The highest rated book by Flannery O'Connor on Book Notification is A Good Man Is Hard To Find, a Collection.

The most read book by Flannery O'Connor on Book Notification is A Good Man Is Hard To Find, a Collection. The second most read book is Wise Blood, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Flannery O'Connor books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.5
Wise Blood
1952
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2
8
The Violent Bear It Away
1960
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Artificial N***er
1955
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2
8.7
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
1955
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3
9
Everything That Rises Must Converge
1965
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4
Mystery and Manners
1969
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5
9.3
The Complete Stories
1971
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6
Flannery O'Connor
2003
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Habit of Being
1978
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2
Presence of Grace and Other Book Reviews
1983
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List of Faber Stories Books in Publication Order

A collection of stories by renowned authors, offering diverse and engaging tales.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
1955
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2
The Inner Room (By: Robert Aickman)
1968
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3
Daughters of Passion (By: Julia O'Faolain)
1982
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4
Giacomo Joyce (By: Richard Ellmann)
1983
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5
6
Homeland (By: Barbara Kingsolver)
1989
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6
Shanti (By: Vikram Chandra)
1997
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7
Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine (By: Thom Jones)
1998
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8
An Elegy for Easterly (By: Petina Gappah)
2009
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9
The Shielding of Mrs Forbes (By: Alan Bennett)
2011
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10
The Cheater's Guide to Love (By: Junot Díaz)
2012
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11
10
Mrs Fox (By: Sarah Hall)
2014
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12
Mostly Hero (By: Anna Burns)
2014
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13
5
Mr Salary (By: Sally Rooney)
2016
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14
5
Come Rain or Come Shine (By: Kazuo Ishiguro)
2019
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15
The Victim (By: P.D. James)
2019
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16
Dante and the Lobster (By: Samuel Beckett)
2019
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17
Paradise (By: Edna O'Brien)
2019
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18
Cosmopolitan (By: Akhil Sharma)
2019
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19
The Lydia Steptoe Stories (By: Djuna Barnes)
2019
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20
10
Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom (By: Sylvia Plath)
2019
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21
Terrific Mother (By: Lorrie Moore)
2019
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22
The Country Funeral (By: John McGahern)
2019
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23
The Forester's Daughter (By: Claire Keegan)
2019
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24
Three Types of Solitude (By: Brian W. Aldiss)
2019
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25
A River in Egypt (By: David Means)
2019
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26
Fairy Tales (By: Marianne Moore)
2019
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27
Ghostly Stories (By: Celia Fremlin)
2019
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28
Intruders (By: Adrian Tomine)
2019
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List of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books in Publication Order

Explores modern stories and their connection to faith, showing how both shape our lives today.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 (With: Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Garrison Keillor, Annie Dillard, Richard Rodríguez, Patricia Hampl, Peter Hawkins, Frederick Buechner, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
1994
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2
Listening for God, Vol. 2 (By: Anne Tyler, John Updike, Tobias Wolff, Gail Godwin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Kathleen Norris, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Carol Bly, Andrew Dubus)
1996
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3
Listening for God, Vol. 3 (By: Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, John Cheever, Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Tess Gallagher, Reynolds Price, Oscar Hijuelos, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
2000
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4
Listening For God, Vol. 4 (By: Robert Olen Butler, Allegra Goodman, James Baldwin, Kent Haruf, Sue Miller, Doris Betts, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Michael Malone, Alice Elliot Dark)
2002
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List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

Offers horror stories from famous authors, with introductions explaining the genre's evolution.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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2
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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3
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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List of Flannery O'Connor Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
50 Great Short Stories
1952
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2
The Best American Short Stories 1957
1957
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3
9
Women and Fiction
1975
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4
Stories of the Modern South
1977
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5
Witches' Brew
1984
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6
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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7
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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8
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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9
Growing Up in the South
1991
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10
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
1992
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11
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
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12
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
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13
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1
1994
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14
Downhome
1995
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15
Listening for God, Vol. 2
1996
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16
Mistresses of the Dark
1998
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17
9
The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950
1999
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18
Listening for God, Vol. 3
2000
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19
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
2000
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20
8
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
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21
Listening For God, Vol. 4
2002
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22
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
2005
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23
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
2007
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24
The Civil Rights Reader
2009
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25
Literary Savannah
2011
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26
Plough Quarterly No. 4: Earth
2015
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Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor (Mary Flannery O'Connor) was born on March 25th, 1925. Flannery passed away August 3rd, 1964 at 39 years old. Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

Flannery O'Connor was the author of the Flannery O'Connor Short Story Collections series which consists of 6 novels. The Flannery O'Connor Short Story Collections series started in 1955 with the novel The Artificial N***er. The most recently released novel in the Flannery O'Connor Short Story Collections series was Flannery O'Connor which was released in 2003. There are no upcoming novels for the Flannery O'Connor Short Story Collections series.

Flannery O'Connor: Awards & Accolades

O'Connor's book, The Complete Stories won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1972.

Flannery O'Connor books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Violent Bear It Away was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1961. Everything That Rises Must Converge was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1966.

Flannery O'Connor: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Violent Bear It Away was a Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
  • A Good Man Is Hard To Find has made several lists including:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    2. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    3. The Independent: 25 Best Books by Female Authors Selection in 2019.
    4. Jezebel: 75 Books Every Woman Should Read Selection in 2008.
    5. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
    6. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
  • Wise Blood has made several lists including:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    2. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003.
    3. Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.
    4. Oxford American: The Best Southern Novels of All Time Selection in 2009.
  • The Complete Stories was a Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
  • Mystery and Manners was an Oxford American: The Best Southern Nonfiction of All Time Selection in 2009.
  • The Habit of Being was an Oxford American: The Best Southern Nonfiction of All Time Selection in 2009.

Related Authors

Fans of Flannery O'Connor also enjoy these authors:

  1. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  2. Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.
  3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  4. Jane Austen, author of: Pride and Prejudice.
  5. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.

Flannery O'Connor: F.A.Q

When was Flannery O'Connor Born?

Flannery O'Connor was born on March 25th, 1925.

When did Flannery O'Connor die?

Flannery O'Connor died on August 3rd, 1964 at 39 years old.

Where was Flannery O'Connor Born?

Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

What book awards has Flannery O'Connor won?

O'Connor's book, The Complete Stories won the award National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1972.

What was the first book Flannery O'Connor wrote?

The first book written by Flannery O'Connor was Wise Blood, published in 1952.

What was the most recent book Flannery O'Connor wrote?

Her most recently released work was Flannery O'Connor on May 18th, 2003.

What is the most popular book by Flannery O'Connor?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Flannery O'Connor book is A Good Man Is Hard To Find. Here are her most popular books:
  1. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (8.67)
  2. Wise Blood (6.5)
  3. Everything That Rises Must Converge (9)
  4. The Violent Bear It Away (8)
  5. The Complete Stories (9.33)

How many books has Flannery O'Connor written?

Flannery O'Connor has written 10 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 Standalone Novels, 6 Short Story Collections, 2 Non-Fiction, 1 book in the Faber Stories Series.

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