Mention Books Concering Why I Live at the P.O. and Other Stories
| ISBN: | 0146000161 (ISBN13: 9780146000164) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Eudora Welty
Paperback | Pages: 90 pages Rating: 4.24 | 921 Users | 52 Reviews
Define Containing Books Why I Live at the P.O. and Other Stories
| Title | : | Why I Live at the P.O. and Other Stories |
| Author | : | Eudora Welty |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Penguin 60s |
| Pages | : | Pages: 90 pages |
| Published | : | 1995 by Penguin Books (first published 1941) |
| Categories | : | Short Stories. Fiction. Classics. American. Southern |
Description In Pursuance Of Books Why I Live at the P.O. and Other Stories
Eudora Welty is one of America's most distinguished writers. Her reputation rests largely on her skill and delicacy in portraying a wide range of characters, rich and poor, black and white. Her style is marked by her perception of the Southern character, her ear for colloquial speech and her ability to endow her portraits of small-town life with a universal significance. Included are four stories that capture the heart of the American South.Rating Containing Books Why I Live at the P.O. and Other Stories
Ratings: 4.24 From 921 Users | 52 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Why I Live at the P.O. and Other Stories
one of the funniest short stories i have ever read. i have a sister, maybe that unfairly influences my opinion. stella rondo + moving out + living where you work + family feud = hilarity.Well written. And I know the racism was of its time and representative of the characters etc but it was horrible and made the stories unenjoyable as a result.
I did a bit of reading about Eudora Welty and she had an interesting life. Soon after her first novel was published, she stopped writing to care full-time for her family for fifteen years: for two brothers with severe arthritis and her mother who had had a stroke. After her mother died in 1966, she returned to writing and was also an accomplished photographer. I wanted to know more about her because I just didn't connect with her writing. I can see how is is of great historical significance as
These stories cracked me up. So funny and charming.
Eudora Welty's focus on the American South and its society, characters, culture and language reminds me of - amongst others - Damon Runyon (Prohibition East Coast) and Saki (Edwardian England). However, her stories are often much more serious than theirs, but as perceptive in the portrayal of people in a particular physical and social landscape.Eudora Welty fokus in haar verhale op die Amerikaanse Suide en beeld die karakters, gemeenskap en kultuur ontroerend en meevoerend uit, onder meer deur
"Why I Live at the P.O." is one of the funniest Southern short stories ever written. She paved the way for people like Flannery O'Connor, and even T. C. Boyle.
This story has sentimental value for me. First, because I read it out loud to my college boyfriend one summer when he was suffering a painful case of dysentery. (You probably thought dysentery ended with the Civil War. Nope.) Anyway, I had to stop reading it because it made him laugh so much. Still, I recommend it, especially out loud.Second sentimental reason is that when I had kids, my father wanted to be called something besides "Grandpa," and I remembered one of the characters in this story
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