O'Connor, Frank, 1903-1966
Michael Francis O'Donovan was born into poverty in Cork, Ireland; unable to afford schooling, he was largely self-educated, and wrote extensively as a child. He joined the Irish Republican Army as a teenager, fought for Irish independence and later for Ulster's inclusion in the Republic, and was arrested and jailed as a result. He found work as a librarian, began publishing stories, and adopted the pen name Frank O'Connor, from his middle name and his beloved mother's maiden name. He later served as director of the Abbey Theatre, working closely with William Butler Yeats, and eventually came to the United States, where he taught at Harvard, Northwestern, and Stanford. A talented and prolific writer, he wrote plays, poetry, translations, and literary criticism, but is best known for his splendid short stories, which often use domestic settings to explore conflict; they are realistic, insightful, and eminently readable.
From the description of Frank O'Connor letters to Robert Greacen, circa 1946. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 68815454
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