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Frank O'Connor 1903-66, Irish short-story writer, whose name originally was Michael O'Donovan. He was a librarian in Dublin and later a director of the Abbey Theatre (1936-39). O'Connor is noted primarily for his short stories—witty, tender, and penetrating studies of Irish life. He also published poetry, critical works, and volumes of Irish history.

Bibliography: See his autobiography, An Only Child (1961); biography by J. McKeon (1999).

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O'Connor, Frank, pseudonym of Michael Francis O'Donovan (1903–66), born in Cork; his work includes two novels, translations from the Irish, literary criticism, and dramatizations, but he is best known for his short stories. Collections include Bones of Contention (1936), Crab Apple Jelly (1944), Traveller's Samples (1951), and Domestic Relations (1957). Realistic and closely observed, they offer a full portrait of the middle and lower classes of Ireland. He also wrote two volumes of autobiography, An Only Child (1961) and My Father's Son (1969).

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