The optimist's daughter
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New York : Vintage Books, 1990.
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1990.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Laurel Hand, long absent from the South, comes from Chicago to New Orleans, where her father dies after surgery. With Fay, the stupid new young wife of her father, Laurel returns to her former Mississippi home and stays a few days after the funeral for reunions with old friends. In a night alone in the house she grew up in, she confronts elements of the past and comes to a better understanding of it and of herself and her parents.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,5.6,6,SD,Quiz 10842,English fiction.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 1973.
Awards
National Book Award for Fiction Finalist

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Welty, E. (1990). The optimist's daughter (Vintage International edition.). Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. 1990. The Optimist's Daughter. Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. The Optimist's Daughter Vintage Books, 1990.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Welty, Eudora. The Optimist's Daughter Vintage International edition., Vintage Books, 1990.

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