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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Collection metadata
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 → Documentary films - United States
Literature → Authors, Irish
Literature → Irish literature
Literature → Literature
Literature → O'Connor, Flannery, 1925-1964
People → Interviews
People → O'Connor, Flannery, 1925-1964
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)