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George Dawes Green Talks About Flannery O'Connor

Posted: May 06, 2010

George Dawes Green on Flannery O’Connor

Yesterday I interviewed best-selling author George Dawes Green. Green’s latest book, Ravens, takes place in our hometown of St. Simons Island, Georgia. In the first part of our extensive interview we discussed his early days, St. Simons, his books, The Moth, upcoming projects, music, Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell as well as other interesting topics we’ll get to in the coming weeks…

This excerpt from yesterday’s interview revolves around Green’s quote that Flannery O’Connor exists as “a looming presence in his fiction”. Since Swampland’s Mystery and Manners’ column originates from O’Connor’s book, I thought his perspective deserve note. The entire interview will be published next week. George and I will also do a continuation Q & A next week. So, it’s time for another dose of literary medicine…

George Dawes Green: “ Don’t remember when I started reading Flannery. I guess I was about 16 when I started to read her stories. Flannery is a very unkind writer. She can be very brutal and cruel to her characters. She never shows them any generosity, which doesn’t appeal to me as a writer. I feel as though—even if it is necessary to treat them unkindly—I always try to show them a good time for at least a little while. Let them relax and enjoy life because otherwise we have no connection to them. They seem like ciphers. I think that’s true with Flannery O’Connor.

“So, normally I would feel condemnatory of that kind of style—it’s brutal and unnecessarily dark. But because Flannery O’Connor is so brilliant—she’s so essential—you have to always be forgiving of her. So, anything I find to be extravagant about her approach I automatically forgive because she is constantly reminding us her approach to the world. Her approach was very simple. She thinks that the world was redeemed by a savior 2000 years ago. This blood sacrifice took place out on the fringes of the Roman Empire in this small and obscure execution and the reaction to it in an obscure Jewish cult is the principle fact of existence. All existence has to be seen through this, and if it’s not seen like this it’s an utter waste of time. I find that to be so fascinating that I’ll always be enthralled by Flannery O’Connor…”

James Calemine

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