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Essential Welty: Powerhouse and Petrified Man
Written by Eudora Welty
Narrated by Eudora Welty
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In 1956, Caedmon had the great fortune to record Eudora Welty reading some of her finest stories. In her sweetly vibrant Mississippi drawl, Ms. Welty deftly draws the listener in to the uproariously multilayered ""Why I Live at the P.O.,"" the spontaneous ""Powerhouse"" and the insightful voice of women's truths in ""Petrified Man."" Ms. Welty's reading brings immediacy and resonance to these wonderful tales.
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Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty is author of many novels and story collections, including The Optimist’s Daughter (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), Losing Battles, The Ponder Heart, The Robber Bridegroom, A Curtain of Green and Other Stories, as well as three collections of her photographic work—Photographs, Country Churchyards, and One Time, One Place: Mississippi in the Depression, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun to hear Welty read her own work, though these aren’t my favorite stories of hers.