[Rarebooks] FS: Flannery O'Connor sends a Christmas card and mentions Updike's RABBIT RUN

[Charles Agvent]

O'CONNOR, Flannery. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS). Brief letter on two 
sides of a generic Christmas card. In full: "I appreciated those kind 
words in the Commonweal - an excellent selection of adjectives, said I 
to myself. Did you see the editorial in America about Rabbit Run? 
Nausesous [sic]. I hope your various projects are going well and I wish 
you a Merry Christmas. Flannery OC." Although the recipient is not named 
and the date not given, the reference to the review of Updike's book 
dates this to 1960. The card (4-3/4" x 5-1/2") is matted with a 
photograph of O'Connor (4-1/4" x 6-1/4") and framed to an overall size 
of 14-1/4" x 19-3/4" with a cutout on the reverse side to show both 
sides of the card. Fine and attractively framed.

A unique piece capturing the gentle and humorous spirit of this great 
author of WISE BLOOD, A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND, and THE VIOLENT BEAR 
IT AWAY - a writer who had a deep impact on the literature of the South, 
despite a debilitating handicap and a tragically short life. 
(#015323)        $2,500.00

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