The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty: Library Edition

from William345

Finished Welty's first collection, A Curtain of Green and Other Stories, published in 1941. Highly recommended. My favorite stories include "Keela, the Outcast Indian Maiden," "A Curtain of Green," "Old Mr. Marblehall" and "Why I Live at the P.O." Of the 17 stories here the only one that doesn't ...

from TRHummer

I can't count the number of times I've read these stories. Some of the greatest writing ever committed to the page is in this book.

from revslick

In a time where I see 800+ page novels as common and editing has become a lost art, Eudora's short stories are truly counter cultural. She say more in 3-500 words than most writers can in 3-500 pages. Less is definitely more. I remember the first time I read one of her stories. I drove the next d...

from Alezanne

Eudora Welty uses metaphors and similes in her writing that take your breath away. Each one is startling, stunning, and oh so apt. Great writer.

from dreamingtereza

Don't get me wrong - Welty is a top-notch writer. However, I find that so many of her characters, particularly in her short fiction, rub me the wrong way. While Flannery O'Connor creates similar characters (She calls them "grotesques."), she seems to have a gift for tempering their annoying quali...