The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor: A Life

Alznauer, Amy

ISBN 10: 1592702953 / ISBN 13: 9781592702954

Published by Enchanted Lion, 2020

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps. Seller Inventory # DBV.1592702953.A

Synopsis:

A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2020
Nominated for a 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award
Featured in 2021 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition
A 2022 Book All Young Georgians Should Read
2020 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Honor Award

I intend to stand firm and let the peacocks multiply, for I am sure that, in the end, the last word will be theirs. -- Flannery O'Connor

When she was young, the writer Flannery O'Connor was captivated by the chickens in her yard. She would watch their wings flap, their beaks peck, and their eyes glint. At age six, her life was forever changed when she and a chicken she had been training to walk forwards and backwards were featured in the local news, and she realized that people want to see what is odd and strange in life. But while she loved birds of all varieties and kept several species around the house, it was the peacocks that came to dominate her life. Written by Amy Alznauer with devotional attention to all things odd and illustrated in radiant paint by Ping Zhu, The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor explores the beginnings of one author's lifelong obsession. 

Amy Alznauer lives in Chicago with her husband, two children, a dog, a parakeet, sometimes chicks, and a part-time fish, but, as of today, no elephants or peacocks.
Ping Zhu is a freelance illustrator who has worked with clients big and small, won some awards based on the work she did for aforementioned clients, attracted new clients with shiny awards, and is hoping to maintain her livelihood in Brooklyn by repeating that cycle.

About the Authors: Amy Alznauer’s writing has won the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction and the Christopher Award. She is also the editor of the facsimile edition of Mistaken Identity by Flannery O’Connor. Amy teaches mathematics at Northwestern University and lives and writes in Chicago with her husband, two children, a dog and her puppies, a female parakeet named Louis (whose identity was at first mistaken!), and an occasional brood of chicks. Find Amy and her children’s books at www.amyalz.com.

Ping Zhu is a lactose intolerant illustrator who refuses to stop eating cheese. She has lived on both coasts and won’t say which one is better. This is her first illustrated children’s book, which was completed the same year she rode a bicycle to Montreal from NYC. Both were challenging and rewarding experiences.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor: A ...
Publisher: Enchanted Lion
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Zhu, Ping
Condition: acceptable