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The Letters of Flannery O'Connor

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Shaun Usher
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American writer Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) with her book 'Wise Blood' 1952 (Photo by APIC/Getty Images)

“My epistolary powers enthrall me. It is a pity I can’t receive my own letters,” wrote Flannery O’Connor in her diary on 22nd January 1944. She was 18 years old and entirely correct. O’Connor would go on to become one of the most admired writers of …

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