Eudora Welty A Writer's Life

Eudora Welty is a beloved institution of Southern fiction and American literature, whose closely guarded privacy has prevented a full-scale study of her life and work--until now. A significant contribution to the world of letters, Ann Waldron's biography chronicles the history and achievements of one of our greatest living authors, from a Mississippi childhood to the sale of her first short story, from her literary friendships with Katherine Anne Porter and Elizabeth Bowen to her rivalry with Carson McCullers. Elegant and authoritative, this first biography to chart the life of a national treasure is a must-have for Welty fans and scholars everywhere.

Ann Waldron is the author of two critically acclaimed Southern biographies, Close Connections: Caroline Gordon and the Southern Renaissance and Hodding Carter. She has been a reporter and columnist for the Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Times, and Atlanta Constitution, as well as book editor at the Houston Chronicle. She is also the author of seven books for children.

A Point of View	p. 1
The Early Years
The Teenager	p. 9
Richard Wright, 1923-1925	p. 15
Role Models	p. 18
The W, 1925-1927	p. 23
On, Wisconsin, 1927-1929	p. 34
Columbia, 1929-1931	p. 42
Home Again, 1931	p. 47
Finding Her Feet
Local Literati, 1931-1935	p. 55
The Journalist, 1933-1935	p. 64
The WPA, 1935-1936	p. 70
Photography, 1935-1937	p. 73
The First Stories, 1931-1936	p. 81
Getting Published, 1936-1940	p. 86
More Stories, 1936-1940	p. 90
Diarmuid Russell, 1940	p. 99
Bread Loaf, 1940	p. 102
The Natchez Trace, 1940	p. 106
The Atlantic Monthly, 1940-1941	p. 111
A Curtain of Green, 1941	p. 115
Henry Miller, 1941	p. 120
Yaddo, 1941	p. 123
Publication Party, 1941	p. 127
War Comes, 1941	p. 132
The Robber Bridegroom, 1942	p. 136
Leaving Doubleday, 1942	p. 142
Trilling vs. Warren, 1943	p. 146
The New York Times Book Review, 1944	p. 150
How to Make a Novel, 1945	p. 154
The Other Jackson Writer, 1945	p. 160
Delta Wedding, 1946	p. 162
Portrait Painted, 1946	p. 165
Stretching Her Wings
A Literary Magazine? 1946	p. 169
San Francisco, 1946-1947	p. 172
San Francisco Again, 1947	p. 177
The Levee Press, 1948	p. 183
Musical Comedy, 1948	p. 186
Film Scripts, 1948-1949	p. 189
The Golden Apples, 1949	p. 194
William Faulkner, 1949	p. 196
Abroad, 1949-1950	p. 202
England and Ireland, 1950	p. 207
The Civil War Redux, 1950	p. 212
Elizabeth Bowen, 1950	p. 215
Bowen's Court, 1951	p. 217
The Enigma, 1951	p. 222
To and Fro, 1952-1953	p. 226
The Ponder Heart, 1954	p. 230
The First Honorary Degree, 1954	p. 234
Cambridge, 1954	p. 236
Reynolds Price, 1955	p. 240
Uncle Daniel on Stage, 1956	p. 244
The Last Years
Dark Days Begin, 1956	p. 253
A Glimpse of the World, 1958-1959	p. 258
Walter Dies, 1959-1961	p. 261
Writing in Dark Days, 1962-1964	p. 266
The College Visitor, 1960-1980	p. 270
Millsaps, 1964	p. 275
The Last Short Story, 1964-1966	p. 278
Death and Bereavement, 1966	p. 281
Grief into Fiction, 1966	p. 284
Losing Battles, 1970	p. 291
Another Book, More Honors, 1971	p. 297
Glory, Laud, and Honor, 1972-1974	p. 301
The Robber Sings, 1974-1976	p. 307
The Image, 1975-1977	p. 310
Still Reading, 1977	p. 314
Oxford, 1979	p. 318
"Mississippi Joins the World," 1980	p. 321
Uncle Daniel Sings, 1982	p. 324
Harvard and Stanford, 1983	p. 327
One Writer's Beginnings, 1984	p. 330
The Last Chapter	p. 336
Acknowledgments	p. 341
A Note on Sources	p. 345
Notes	p. 347
Photo Credits	p. 383
Index	p. 385
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