Eudora Welty - Wikipedia
WebEudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short story writer, novelist and photographer who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South.
Eudora Welty | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
WebApr 15, 2024 · Eudora Welty, American short-story writer and novelist whose work is mainly focused with great precision on the regional manners of people inhabiting a small Mississippi town that resembles her own birthplace and the Delta country. Learn more about Welty’s life …
The Eudora Welty Foundation » Biography
WebBiography. Prepared by Suzanne Marrs. Eudora Welty Foundation Scholar-in-Residence. Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Christian Webb Welty and Chestina Andrews Welty, Eudora Welty grew up in a close-knit and loving family.
The Quiet Greatness of Eudora Welty
WebThe Quiet Greatness of Eudora Welty. Even toward the end of her life, the writer revealed a youthful zest for life and art. Like Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and a few others, Eudora Welty endures in national memory as the perpetual senior citizen, someone tenured for decades as a silver-haired elder of American letters.
Biography of Eudora Welty, American Short-Story Writer
WebEudora Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American writer of short stories, novels, and essays, best known for her realistic portrayal of the South. Her most acclaimed work is the novel The Optimist’s Daughter, which won her a Pulitzer Prize in 1973, as well as the short stories “Life at the P.O.” and “A Worn Path.”.
Eudora Welty (Author of The Optimist's Daughter) - Goodreads
WebJul 23, 2001 · Eudora Alice Welty was an award-winning American author who wrote short stories and novels about the American South. Her book The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 and she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards.
Eudora Welty, The Atlantic
WebEudora Welty was a short story writer and novelist known for her portrayals of the American South. She received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Optimist’s Daughter....
Author Eudora Welty Dies at 92 - The New York Times
WebJuly 23, 2001. Eudora Welty, whose brilliant short stories, notable for the evocativeness of their imagery and the sharpness of their dialogue and wit, made her the most revered figure in...
About Welty | Eudora Welty House & Garden - Mississippi
WebEudora Welty House & Garden. Explore the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty from her Mississippi childhood to her numerous literary accomplishments.
Obituary: Eudora Welty | Books | The Guardian
WebTue 24 Jul 2001 05.41 EDT. Eudora Welty, who has died aged 92 from complications following pneumonia, was perhaps the most discreetly eminent of the 20th century's great American writers.
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