The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty

Publisher Marketing: One of the truly great works of twentieth-century American literature, "Eudora Welty s Collected Stories" confirms her place as a contemporary master of short fiction. Welty wrote prolifically over the course of her long career, but the heart and soul of her literary vision lay with the short story. The forty-one pieces reproduced here, written over a period of three decades, include Petrified Man, Why I Live at the P. O., The Wide Net, and The Bride of the Innisfallen. I have been told, Welty writes in the introduction, both in approval and in accusation, that I seem to love all my characters. The characters that spring to life in this masterwork reveal the depth and breadth of her love. The richness of such talent resists a summing up... She is always honest, always just. And she is vastly entertaining. The stories are magnificent. Maureen Howard, "The New York Times Book Review" Eudora Welty is one of our purest, finest, gentlest voices and this collection is something to be treasured. Anne Tyler, "The Washington Star" The ironic tenderness of Chekhov, the almost feral edge of Maupassant, the ominousness of Poe and Bierce, the lacy strength of Henry Green. She is probably the finest Mozartian stylist writing in the English language. Mary Lee Settle, "Saturday Review" The breadth of Welty s offering is finally most visible not in the variety of types farce, satire, horror, lyric, pastoral, mystery but in the clarity and solidity and absolute honesty of a lifetime s vision. Reynolds Price, "The New Republic"" Review Citations: Audio File 12/01/2011 pg. 56 (EAN 9781455857678, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Welty, Eudora Eudora Welty's long list of memorable novels and short stories includes A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, The Bride of Innisfallen, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, and Losing Battles. She was awarded the 1972 Pulitzer for Fiction for The Optimist's Daughter. Ms. Welty died in 2001 at the age of 92. Contributor Bio:  Rosenblat, Barbara Barbara Rosenblat is a multi-award-winning voice actor for audiobooks. On Broadway, she created the role of 'Mrs. Medlock' in 'The Secret Garden'. Contributor Bio:  Zackman, Gabra Debut author and actor Gabra Zackman knows romance. "Game On "was inspired by the more than 100 romance and women's fiction titles she has narrated for audio. Zackman divides her time between her native New York City and Denver, Colorado. Contributor Bio:  Kellgren, Katherine Katherine Kellgren has recorded over 200 audiobooks and won four Audie Awards, three ALA Odyssey Honors, and eight "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. In 2011, Kellgren was named the Best Voice in Young Adult & Fantasy, and she won the Audie award for Best Female Narrator in both 2013 and 2014. Kellgren has also appeared onstage in London, New York and Frankfurt. She has recorded numerous plays and dramatizations of novels for the radio, including winners of the Peabody Award. She is a graduate of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In naming Kellgren a "Golden Voice," "AudioFile" magazine noted that she is a "marvel with accents...she is definitely a narrator to keep an ear out for." She lives in New York City. Contributor Bio:  Johnson, Allyson Allyson Johnson began her entertainment career in her hometown of Chicago as an Emmy Award winning child news anchor. A graduate of Brown University, she is a working actress, singer, and audiobook narrator in the New York City metropolitan area. Contributor Bio:  Bevine, Victor For over thirty years, Victor Bevine has worked as an actor, screenwriter, audio book narrator, director, and more. A graduate of Yale University, his acting credits include many prestigious roles onstage as well as roles in the film version of A Separate Peace and countless television shows. He has read over one hundred and eighty titles as an audiobook narrator; in 2010, he received an Audiophone Award for his narration of the Pulitzer Prize winning book The Beak of the Finch. He has written several screenplays, including Certainty, which was chosen for two prestigious writers conferences and which served as the basis for his first novel. His thirty-minute short film Desert Cross, which he wrote and directed, won accolades at the Athens International Film Festival. Currently, he serves as CEO of the World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF), of which he is co-founder. He resides in New York City. Contributor Bio:  Rodgers, Elisabeth Elisabeth Rodgers is an actress and audiobook narrator. After graduating from Princeton University, she completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, where she studied with Maggie Flanigan. Her audiobook narration training came from Robin Miles, who has also directed her in several productions. She has recorded dozens of books for a multitude of publishers. She currently lives in New York. Contributor Bio:  Davis, Jonathan Georgetown UniversityContributor Bio:  Wyman, Oliver Oliver Wyman, a native New Yorker, has appeared on stage as well as in film, and television. He is one of the founders of New York City's Collective Unconscious theater, and his performances include the award-winning "reality play" "Charlie Victor Romeo" and A. R. McElhinney's cult classic film "A Chronicle of Corpses". He also lent his voice to several episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Oliver's work as a narrator extends to over 150 audiobooks and has won many him awards, including Audie awards for his reading of Lance Armstrong's autobiography, "It's Not About the Bike", and Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat". He also read James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces", Tim Dorsey's "Atomic Lobster", and David Weber's "By Schism Rent Asunder". Oliver has won five Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher's Association, fourteen Earphone Awards from "AudioFile""Magazine", and two Listen Up Awards from "Publisher's Weekly. "Oliver was named a 2008 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture by "AudioFile Magazine". Contributor Bio:  Gage, Jeremy Jeremy Gage trained in theater and has appeared in an assortment of repertory companies around the country. He has worked on National Public Radio s popular series "The Sound of Writing", and he played professor Van Helsing in the sixteen-part radio broadcast serial of the Bram Stoker classic, "Dracula". Jeremy is also a singer and guitarist. He lives in New York City. Contributor Bio:  Stevens, Eileen Eileen Stevens is a voice-over actress living and working in New York City. Her voice can be heard on cartoons, promos, English as a Second Language programs, and audiobooks. She currently is the voice of Iris on "Pokemon "and a frequent audiobook narrator. In addition, she s directed and produced audiobooks for over six years. Stevens is also a graduate student in speech language pathology at Hunter College. Contributor Bio:  Barrett, Joe Joe Barrett has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials. He has earned multiple AudioFileEarphones Awards and has been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. He has narrated books by such authors as Trevanian, Brian Freeman, Don Winslow, and James W. Huston. Contributor Bio:  Hvam, Khristine Khristine Hvam is a professional voice artist whose work includes audiobooks, video games, and voice-overs. Among her narrations are the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa and "Dare Me" by Megan Abbott. Contributor Bio:  Toren, Suzanne Suzanne Toren has recorded over nine hundred audiobooks. She has performed on Broadway and in regional theaters in works penned by Shakespeare, Moliere, and Arthur Miller. She has also appeared on "Law & Order" and in various soap operas. She was awarded the Narrator of the Year Award for her audiobook recordings for the Library of Congress and has earned more than two dozen Earphones Awards from" AudioFile" magazine.