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Loading... Eudora Welty : a biography (edition 2005)by Suzanne Marrs
Work InformationEudora Welty: A Biography by Suzanne Marrs
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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 in admiration. In this definitive and authoritative account, Suzanne Marrs restores Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's life from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature. Making generous use of Welty's correspondence-particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen-Marrs has provided a fitting and fascinating tribute to one of the finest writers of the twentieth century. No library descriptions found. |
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However, I never knew WHO Eudora Welty was beyond her literature. I had an idea of a homebody spinster aunt, but thanks to this gem of a biography, I now know that everything I presumed of Miss Welty was completely wrong.
She travelled extensively on tours throughout the United States and Europe. She was mentored by Katherine Ann Porter. She had a romantic relationship with a man for over ten years, and she had a "courtly love" relationship with the Canadian writer, Ross MacDonald, who dedicated one of his books to her.
You find out that Eudora Welty was more than a writer and photographer. She becomes a human being who lived a complete and fulfilling life with or without her mighty pen. She is one of the most intelligent, insightful women I've ever had the pleasure of reading about, and I'm proud to say that she comes from my home state. This is a beautiful and thoughtful biography by a woman that knew Eudora Welty personally. (