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Why should you read Flannery O’Connor? - Iseult Gillespie

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Flannery O’Connor scribbled tales of outcasts, intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew best: the American South. She was a master of the grotesque, but her work pushed beyond the purely ridiculous and frightening to reveal the variety and nuance of human character. Iseult Gillespie explores how O’Connor’s endlessly surprising fictional worlds continue to draw readers decades later.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Iseult Gillespie
Director
Anton Bogaty
Narrator
Christina Greer
Animator
Anton Bogaty
Storyboard Artist
Anton Bogaty
Character Designer
Anton Bogaty
Composer
Cem Misirlioglu, Amit Peled
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Fact-Checker
Joseph Isaac

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