Synopses & Reviews
Review
"It was a good idea to collect Eudora Welty's nonfictional writings: her comments on specific writers, like Katherine Anne Porter and Willa Gather, her reviews (a mixed lot), some personal pieces, and her critical essays on writing fiction. It was not a good idea to let her tinker with those essays, cutting out and switching about at will.'Place in Fiction' does not suffer too much: only five paragraphs were omitted. But some of the others have been spoiled, although presumably Miss Welty thought that she was improving her work.'Looking at Short Stories' is not as good as the original essay on 'Short Stories'; 'Writing and Analyzing a Story' cannot compare with the earlier 'How I Write.'" Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
About the Author
One of America's most admired authors, Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi, which is still her home. She was educated locally and at Mississippi State College for Women, the University of Wisconsin, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She is the author of, among many other books, One Writer's Beginnings, The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battles, and The Optimist's Daughter.