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Short Stories of Eudora Welty

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  • Eudora Alice Welty was born in April 13,1909 and died in July 23,2001. She 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.
  • Welty՚s first short story, Death of a Traveling Salesman, was published in 1936.
  • Her work attracted the attention of author Katherine Anne Porter, who became a mentor to her and wrote the foreword to Welty՚s first …

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Edward Albee

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  • Born in Washington D. C. on March 12,1928, Edward Albee was adopted by an affluent family from Larchmont, New York.
  • Albee՚s mother was an active socialite. The Albee family was wealthy, and young Edward led a luxurious life.
  • His childhood was accessorized with private tutors, servants, luxury automobiles, winters in warm climates, excursions to the theatre, and riding lessons.
  • His first play, The Zoo Story premiered in New York in 1960 at an off-Broadway theatre and helped him gain instant fame.
  • Albee՚s reputation among erudite theatre audience was reached new heights by the virtue of his one-act plays: The Death of Bessie Smith, the Sandbox, and The A…

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