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With a new introduction from best-selling author Ann Patchett, this National Book Award–winning story collection is one of the great works of twentieth-century American literature.
Eudora Welty wrote novels, novellas, and reviews over the course of her long career, but the heart and soul of her literary vision lay with the short story, and her National Book Award–winning Collected Stories confirmed her as a master of short fiction.
The forty-one pieces collected in this new edition, written over a period of three decades, showcase Welty’s incredible dexterity as a writer. Her style seamlessly shifts from the comic to the tragic, from realistic portraits to surrealistic ones, as she deftly moves between folklore and myth, race and history, family and farce, and the Mississippi landscape she knew so well, her wry wit and keen sense of observation always present on the page.
Publisher : Mariner Books Classics; Reprint edition (March 12, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 592 pages
ISBN-10 : 1328625648
ISBN-13 : 978-1328625649
Reading age : 14 years and up
Lexile measure : 980L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.44 x 9 inches
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Customers find the writing quality wonderful and insightful. They describe the stories as challenging, exquisite, and compelling. Readers also praise the collection as great and ideal. They appreciate the vivid visual pictures and great characterization. However, some find the pacing confusing and hard to follow. Opinions are mixed on readability, with some finding it entertaining and delightful, while others say it’s boring and pointless.
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