The optimist's daughter
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House, 1972.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm
Status
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Published
New York : Random House, 1972.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Lexile measure
880
Notes
Description
This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations. "The Optimist's Daughter" is 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. Alone in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.6,6.0,10842.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1973.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Mingus Union High School - FIC - Fiction Books | WEL | Find It Now |
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries | PS3545.E6O6 1972 | Find It Now |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Welty, E. (1972). The optimist's daughter (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. 1972. The Optimist's Daughter. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. The Optimist's Daughter Random House, 1972.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Welty, Eudora. The Optimist's Daughter First edition., Random House, 1972.
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