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Flannery O'Connor Typed Letter Signed

The 'Southern Gothic' storyteller rebuffs an Esquire editor: "I decided I'd prefer to have it in a Southern publication"

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The 'Southern Gothic' storyteller rebuffs an Esquire editor: "I decided I'd prefer to have it in a Southern publication"

Georgia-born American writer (1925-1964), best known for her quintessentially 'Southern Gothic' stories and novels, who died of lupus at the age of 39. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 20, 1964. Letter to Esquire fiction editor Robert Brown, in full: "Thank you for your note of December 30. I hadn't made any definite arrangement with Mr. Gills about my story and after completing it, I decided I'd prefer to have it in a Southern publication. I'll hope to send you another one sooner or later." In fine condition, with some light creasing and faint toning.

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  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Classical Music
  • Dates: #661 - Ended April 12, 2023





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