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The Optimist's Daughter : Pulitzer Prize Winner by Welty, Eudora is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Optimist's Daughter : Pulitzer Prize Winner about?
This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel tells the story of Laurel McKelva Hand, a young woman who has left the South and returns, years later, to New Orleans, where her father is dying. After his death, she and her silly young stepmother go back still farther, to the small Mississippi town where she grew up. Along in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.
Who reads The Optimist's Daughter : Pulitzer Prize Winner?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Welty, Eudora
- Publisher
- Amereon Ltd
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9787956797291
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Political Science
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (1,154 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Optimist's Daughter : Pulitzer Prize Winner (1972)
- The Optimist's Daughter : Pulitzer Prize Winner (1990)
- The Optimist's Daughter : Pulitzer Prize Winner (2011)
- The Optimist's Daughter: A Novel (2002)
- The Optimist's Daughter (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (1999)
- The Optimist's Daughter (1978)
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