Welty
Eu·do·ra [yoo-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh], /yuˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə/, 1909–2001, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
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How to use Welty in a sentence
He told Flagg he had an extra ticket to see Eudora Welty at the 92nd Street Y the following week and invited her to use it.
Harper Lee Makes a Surprise Appearance at an Alabama Literary Luncheon | Mary McDonagh Murphy | May 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNone of these characters would be caught dead in a novel by John Steinbeck, Carson McCullers, or Eudora Welty.
American Dreams: ‘Tobacco Road’ by Erskine Caldwell | Nathaniel Rich | April 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWriters ranging from Ray Bradbury to Eudora Welty to Amos Oz have credited this classic text as an influence.
Nadine Gordimer once called Phillips “the best short-story writer since Eudora Welty.”
British Dictionary definitions for Welty
/ (ˈwɛltɪ) /
Eudora. 1909–2001, US novelist and short-story writer, noted for her depiction of life in the Mississippi delta. Her novels include Delta Wedding (1946) and The Optimist's Daughter (1972)
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