Episode number 5 of Series “Writers of today”.
Re-release of an interview recorded in America in the 50’s with Frank (Flannery) O’Connor who is interviewed by Walter Kerr, drama critic with the New York Herald Tribune. O’Connor discusses the difference between the short story and the novel and declares his dislike for the “mood” short story. He sees a need for a strong narrative impulse in the short story and ends the interview by reciting an extract from his own highly amusing short story, “First Confession”.
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ACMI Identifier
302826
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Literature → O'Connor, Flannery, 1925-1964
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)