{"product_id":"9780547539317","title":"Eudora Welty","description":"\u003cp\u003eEudora Welty's works are treasures of American literature. When her first short-story collection was published in 1941, it heralded the arrival of a genuinely original writer who over the decades wrote hugely popular novels, novellas, essays, and a memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, that became a national bestseller. By the end of her life, Welty (who died in 2001) had been given nearly every literary award there was and was all but shrouded in admiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive and authoritative account, Suzanne Marrs restores Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's life from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature. Making generous use of Welty's correspondence-particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen-Marrs has provided a fitting and fascinating tribute to one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rich, humanizing portrait goes beyond the public image to explore the woman behind the words:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Definitive Account:\u003c\/b\u003e Based on years of research and exclusive access to Eudora Welty’s personal correspondence, restoring the acclaimed author to human proportions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeyond the Public Myth:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the well-traveled, worldly, and passionate figure behind the myth of the shy, provincial Southern writer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Friendships:\u003c\/b\u003e Delve into Welty’s private letters and relationships with literary giants like Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMississippi Roots:\u003c\/b\u003e Trace Welty’s journey from her childhood in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature as a master of American literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Suzanne Marrs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132741337237,"sku":"9780547539317","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780547539317.png?v=1777422865","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780547539317","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}