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Language
English
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Description
Eudora Welty's works are treasures of American literature. When her first short-story collection was published in 1941, it heralded the arrival of a genuinely original writer who over the decades wrote hugely popular novels, novellas, essays, and a memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, that became a national bestseller. By the end of her life, Welty (who died in 2001) had been given nearly every literary award there was and was all but shrouded...
5) Eudora Welty
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
viii, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner's timeless lectures that became a New York Times bestselling classic regarded as a "profound and priceless as guidance for anyone who aspires to write" (Los Angeles Times).
Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, Eudora Welty shares details of her upbringing that show us how her family and her surroundings contributed to the shaping not only of her personality but of her writing...
Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, Eudora Welty shares details of her upbringing that show us how her family and her surroundings contributed to the shaping not only of her personality but of her writing...
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 538 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The moving portrait in letters of two American literary icons and their deeply loving friendship. Though separated by background, geography, genre, and his marriage, the two authors shared their lives in witty, wry, tender, and at times profoundly romantic letters, each drawing on the other for inspiration, comfort, and strength. The letters reveal the impact each had on the other's work, and they show the personal support Welty provided when Alzheimer's...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
499 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the celebrated literary friendship through their personal letters to each other, a correspondence that reflected their worries, literary opinions, and major events, while offering insight into their relationships with their contemporaries.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 102
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
976 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xx, 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
By the time she reached her late twenties, Eudora Welty (1909-2001) was launching a distinguished literary career. She was also becoming a capable gardener under the tutelage of her mother, Chestina Welty, who designed their modest garden in Jackson, Mississippi. From the beginning, Eudora wove images of southern flora and gardens into her writing, yet few outside her personal circle knew that the images were drawn directly from her passionate connection...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xix, 310 pages) : illustrations, photos.
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
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