Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

O'Connor was American writer, particularly acclaimed for her stories which combined comic with tragic and brutal. Along with authors like Carson McCullers and Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor belonged to the Southern Gothic tradition that focused on the decaying South and its damned people. O'Connor's body of work was small, consisting of only thirty-one stories, two novels, and some speeches and letters. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://kirjasto.sci.fi/flannery.htm

Robert Fitzgerald is the author behind The United States in Literature, with special editions for The Glass Menagerie and All My Sons. His work focuses on American literature and drama.

Sally Fitzgerald is best known for her essential work as the editor of Flannery O'Connor's collected essays, Mystery and Manners. A close friend and literary executor, Fitzgerald played a crucial role in preserving O'Connor's enduring legacy. Her contributions offer valuable insight into one of America's most significant writers.