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“The short story is the art form that deals with the individual when there is no longer a society to absorb him, and when he is compelled to exist, as it were, by his own inner light.”

Quote by Frank O'Connor

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Frank O'Connor was an Irish writer born on September 17, 1903, and died on March 10, 1966. He is renowned for his short stories, which are deeply influenced by Irish folk tales and mythology. more

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