Writers Laughing: Samuel Beckett

Could anyone be bleaker than Flannery O’Connor? Well, okay, maybe Samuel Beckett. But take a look at this…

 

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Maybe he’s thinking about the Amana Colonies.

Or maybe he’s just trying to quell the pain…

Writers Laughing: Flannery O’Connor

Oh, I know, I know. I should be promoting my latest book (price drop! we broke the buck!). I have another Object almost ready to go. I should be working on that. But how can I resist this one? Robie Macauley and Arthur Koestler – themselves two titans of the mid-century literary scene. And…

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…and that’s Flannery O’Connor! Laughing! Here’s a close-up:

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Love this! And guess where they were? The Amana Colonies. Of all places. The Amana Colonies. This is such a spectacular piece of the story I hardly know what to do with myself.

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