(1909–2001), American novelist, short-story writer, and critic. Welty's novels chiefly focus on life in the southern states of the US and contain Gothic elements; they include The Optimist's Daughter (1972), which won the Pulitzer Prize.
Definition of Welty, Eudora in US English:
Welty, Eudora
proper nounˈweltē
(1909–2001), US novelist, short-story writer, and critic. Her novels chiefly focus on life in the South and contain Gothic elements; they include Delta Wedding (1946) and The Optimist's Daughter (1972), which won a Pulitzer Prize.