FIRSTS Magazine February, 2011, Volume 21, Number 2 (Eudora Welty)

Robin H. Smiley. Softcover. Very Good. FIRSTS: The Book Collector's Magazine. February 2011, Volume 21, Number 2, an invaluable magazine resource for book collectors. Issue highlights Collecting Eudora Welty, one of the mostly regard and beloved authors of the second half of the Twentieth century. Eudora Welty was an American short story writer, novelist and photographer, who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi, has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum. Bibliography of first editions and notable editions included. Also included is an article on author Lorrie Moore, quoted as "full of quirky humor and a more than slightly skewed reality.." She was first published at age 19, and her work includes novels, short stories and a children's book. Bibliography of first editions included. Clean copy with minimal shelf wear. 52 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.