The River

"The River" is a short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor. It is one of the ten stories included her short story collection A Good Man is Hard to Find, published in 1955.

Date of first publication:

  • May 12, 1955

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Flannery O'Connor

Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist. An important voice in American literature, O'Connor wrote two novels and 32 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. She was a Southern writer who often wrote...
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