Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty
Eudora Alice Weltywas an American short story writer and novelist who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards including the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth13 April 1909
CityJackson, MS
CountryUnited States of America
Beware of a man with manners.
From the first I was clamorous to learn ...
Learning stamps you with its moments. Childhood's learning is made up of moments. It isn't steady. It's a pulse.
Time is anonymous; when we give it a face, it's the same face the world over.
The first thing we see about a short story is its mystery. And in the best short stories, we return at the last to see mystery again