Eudora Welty

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American writer human novelist photographer short story writer

Eudora Welty was an American author known for her richly detailed short stories and novels set in the American South, often blending Southern Gothic elements with keen psychological insight and a strong sense of place.

Aliases (2)

Eudora Alice Welty ×1
Welty ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American writer → human → novelist → photographer → short story writer →
awardReceived	National Book Award → National Medal of Arts → O. Henry Award → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Pulitzer Prize for Fiction →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1909-04-13 →
dateOfDeath	2001-07-23 →
educatedAt	Columbia University School of Business → Mississippi State College for Women → University of Wisconsin–Madison →
ethnicGroup	White American →
familyName	Welty →
fieldOfWork	American South in literature →
fullName	Eudora Alice Welty →
gender	female →
genre	Southern Gothic → novel → short story →
givenName	Eudora →
hasSignatureWork	The Optimist’s Daughter →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
literaryPeriod	20th-century literature →
movement	Southern literature →
notableWork	A Curtain of Green and Other Stories → Delta Wedding → One Writer’s Beginnings → The Golden Apples → The Optimist’s Daughter → The Ponder Heart → The Wide Net and Other Stories →
occupation	novelist → photographer → short story writer → writer →
placeOfBirth	Jackson, Mississippi, United States →
placeOfDeath	Jackson, Mississippi, United States →
placeOfResidence	Jackson, Mississippi, United States →
writingStyleCharacteristic	psychological insight → richly detailed description → strong sense of place → use of Southern Gothic elements →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southern Gothic →	associatedWithAuthor
Eudora Welty ("Welty") →	familyName
Eudora Welty ("Eudora Alice Welty") →	fullName
William Dean Howells Medal →	hasRecipient
National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters →	notableRecipient
National Book Award for Fiction →	notableWinner