Flannery O'Connor - The truth is not distorted here, but rather a d

The truth is not distorted here, but rather a distortion is used to get at truth.

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O'Connor, Flannery. Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose. Edited by Sally and Robert Fitzgerald, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969, p. 162.

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About the Author

Flannery O'Connor

Born: March 25, 1925
Died: August 3, 1964
Nationality: American
Profession: Author

Biography

Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She wrote two novels and thirty-two short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.

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