Flannery O’Connor

Flannery O'Connor's contribution to the literary world continues to resonate nearly half a century after her death. Contemporary artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Conan O'Brian, the Coen Brothers, Quentin Tarantino, John Waters, Tommy Lee Jones, modern dance figures Bill T. Jones and Twyla Tharp, and Bono of the band U2 have all paid tribute to the Savannah born author through music, dance and words. Valarie Edwards tours Milledgeville for a look at O'Connor's legacy in that city, including a stop at Andalusia, the O'Connor family farm where the author penned some of her most popular short stories.

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