Frank O'Connor at Work

by Michael A. Steinman

Book Overview

Although Frank O'Connor's short stories have never lacked admirers, his painstaking creative method has received little critical attention. This book is the first full-length study of that arduous process, sometimes lasting for a decade, from a skeletal idea or anecdote through a succession of revisions to wholly realized fiction. It includes much previously unknown and unpublished material, providing new insights into "First Confession," "Judas,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815624751
• ISBN13: 9780815624752
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"