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TUESDAY | MARCH 23 | 8 PM

Born in 1925, Savannah, Georgia native Flannery O’Connor is considered one of the greatest short story writers of the 20th century.

A devout Catholic who collected peacocks and walked with crutches (due to a diagnosis of lupus that would take her life before the age of 40), O’Connor’s provocative, award-winning fiction about southern prophets and girls with wooden legs was unlike anything published before.

Flannery O’Connor

Over the course of her short-lived but prolifi c writing career, O’Connor wrote two novels - Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away. In addition, she wrote 32 short stories, including “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” “Good Country People” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge.” She never shied away from examining timely themes of racism, religion, socio-economic disparity and more with her characteristic wit and irony. Her distinctive Southern Gothic style infl uenced generations of artists and activists.

Flannery O’Connor with her two pet peacocks.

With her family home at Andalusia, the Milledgeville, Georgia farm where O’Connor grew up and later wrote her best known work as a backdrop, a picture of her sharply aware, starkly redemptive style comes into focus.

The documentary features conversations with those who knew O’Connor and were inspired by her, including Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilton Als and more. Never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered personal letters and her own published words (read by Mary Steenburgen), alongside original animations and music, help examine the life and legacy of an American literary icon.

Learn more about how you can visit Andalusia Farm, Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia home, at gcsu.edu/andalusia

Need a change of scenery?

Take a break from home quarantine and take a drive through Suwanee to explore the public art, viewed from the safety o of f your vehicle (no masks needed!). Visit suwanee.com for an interactive map to all 36 of the city's art pieces that are visible from the road. Enjoy our drive-by art e experience, and get your culture fix from the car!