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Eudora Welty

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Bio

Eudora Welty (1909­–2001), one of the most important and beloved writers of the 20th century and master of the short story form, was born and lived most of her life in Jackson, Mississippi. The author of multiple essays, novellas, and novels, including The Optimist’s Daughter and Delta Wedding. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Order of the South, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize, among many other literary awards. She was also the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America.

Eudora Welty Books

One Writer's Beginnings book cover

One Writer's Beginnings

Eudora Welty
Photographs book cover

Photographs

Eudora Welty
Concluding book cover

Concluding

Henry Green
Delta Wedding and The Ponder Heart book cover

Delta Wedding and The Ponder Heart

Eudora Welty
New Orleans Noir: The Classics book cover

New Orleans Noir: The Classics

Julie Smith
The Great Big Doorstep book cover

The Great Big Doorstep

E. P. O'Donnell
The Quotable Book Lover book cover

The Quotable Book Lover

Ben Jacobs
The Bride of the Innisfallen book cover

The Bride of the Innisfallen

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Losing Battles book cover

Losing Battles

Eudora Welty
On Writing book cover

On Writing

Eudora Welty
The Optimist's Daughter book cover

The Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty
A Curtain of Green book cover

A Curtain of Green

Eudora Welty
The Collected Stories Of Eudora Welty book cover

The Collected Stories Of Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty
Delta Wedding book cover

Delta Wedding

Eudora Welty
The Robber Bridegroom book cover

The Robber Bridegroom

Eudora Welty
The Wide Net book cover

The Wide Net

Eudora Welty
The Ponder Heart book cover

The Ponder Heart

Eudora Welty
Thirteen Stories book cover

Thirteen Stories

Eudora Welty
The Golden Apples book cover

The Golden Apples

Eudora Welty
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