Eudora Welty
Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American author of short stories and novels 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 a house museum.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Welty Eudora Alice; Evans E. Eudora Welty |
|---|---|
| Birth date | April 13, 1909 |
| Birth name | Eudora Alice Welty |
| Birth place | |
| Date of death | July 23, 2001 |
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External resources
- http://art-bin.com/art/or_weltypostoff.html
- http://eudoraweltysociety.org
- http://fictionwritersreview.com/essay/against-meaning-on-outpunting-ones-coverage-and-achieving-greatness-anyway
- http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00471
- http://southernspaces.org/2008/mourning-medgar-justice-aesthetics-and-local
- http://writetv.okstate.edu/bestofWOL.html
- http://www.eudorawelty.org
- http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#86
- http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/welty_eudora
- http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4013/the-art-of-fiction-no-47-eudora-welty