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Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor is seen in a Sept. 22, 1959, photo, sitting on the steps of her home in Milledgeville, Ga. (CNS photo/Floyd Jillson/Atlanta Journal-Constition, via AP, courtesy "Flannery")

RADIO INTERVIEW: Understanding Flannery O’Connor

February 7, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview

Dr. Angela Alaimo O’Donnell

Flannery O’Connor is recognized as one of the most respected writers of the 20th century. Known for her exploration of complex moral questions, O’Connor’s Catholic faith and her own personal experience of suffering often illuminated her work.

Dr. Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a writer, poet and professor at Fordham University in New York and one of the world’s foremost authorities on Flannery O’Connor, shares her insights on understanding the author. O’Donnell is a former longtime professor at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a former parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore.

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