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The Habit of Being

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5 out of 5
Based on 15 Ratings and 15 Reviews

Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Special Award

"I have come to think that the true likeness of Flannery O'Connor will be painted by herself, a self-portrait in words, to be found in her letters . . . There she stands, a phoenix risen from her own words: calm, slow, funny, courteous, both modest and very sure of herself, intense, sharply penetrating, devout but never pietistic, dow... More
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages617
ISBN-100394742591
ISBN-13978-0394742595
Publication Date02/12/1980
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About Flannery O'Connor (Author) : Flannery O'Connor is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Flannery O'Connor include Everything that rises must converge, The Complete Stories, The Habit of Being: ... more
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About Sally Fitzgerald (Editor) : Sally Fitzgerald is a published editor. Published credits of Sally Fitzgerald include The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose.
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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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