Carol Houlihan Flynn
Carol Houlihan Flynn | |
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| Born | July 29, 1945 Chicago |
| Died | March 16, 2023 Topsham, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.A., 1967) Brown University (M.A.) University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | writer literary critic |
| Notable work | Samuel Richardson, a Man of Letters The Body in Swift and Defoe Washed in the Blood The Animals |
| Spouse | David Tarbet |
| Children | 4 |
(born in Chicago in 1945) was an American academic, literary critic, and writer of fiction. A professor emerita at Tufts University, Flynn was previously on the faculty of New York University and Princeton University. She is the author of Samuel Richardson, a Man of Letters; The Body in Swift and Defoe; a noir mystery, Washed in the Blood; and a memoir, The Animals, among other works. She was co-creator of the Somerville Conversations, a project designed to encourage dialogue between diverse members of the community.