Upcoming Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Lecture Takes the Author to the Grammys

Maya Hawke and her famous father, Ethan, are not the only contemporary artists to have been inspired by the late Flannery O'Connor for their film "Wildcat."

Author Irwin H. Streight has penned "Flannery and the Grammys," which documents how O’Connor and her works have influenced popular musical artists. Within genres like folk, blues, rock, gospel and punk to heavy metal and indie pop, Streight's book examines how O'Connor inspired "the art and vision of multiple Grammy Award winners Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, R.E.M.and U2 along with celebrated songwriters Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Sufjan Stevens, Mary Gauthier Tom Waits and others" according to publisher University Press of Mississippi.

Streight, who is based in Ontario, Canada, will be trekking down to Savannah for a lecture on O'Connor at the Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home (FOCH) on Sept. 15. FOCH Director Janie Bragg said she was fascinated to discover that, "Springsteen, for instance, uses particular lines from her stories in his song lyrics." Bragg said Streight will be on hand to read as well as sign books.

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