The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty

De: Eudora Welty

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat, Jessica Almasy, Victor Bevine, Marc Boyett, Jonathan Davis, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Gage, L. J. Ganser, Gayle Hendrix, Khristine Hvam

This complete collection includes all of the published stories of Eudora Welty. There are 41 stories in all, including those in the earlier collections A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, and The Bride of the Innisfallen, as well as previously uncollected stories.

The full cast of narrators includes Jessica Almasy, Victor Bevine, Marc Boyett, Jonathan Davis, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Gage, L. J. Ganser, Gayle Hendrix, Khristine Hvam, Allyson Johnson, Katy Kellgren, Kevin Pariseau, Elisabeth Rodgers, Barbara Rosenblat, Eileen Stevens, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Ollie Wyman, and Gabra Zackman.

©1980 1980, 1966, 1963, 1955 by Eudora Welty. C. 1954, 1952, 1951, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1943, 1942, 1941, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936 by Eudora Welty. Copyright renewed 1994, 1991, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966 1965 by Eudora Welty. (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Eudora Welty is one of our purest, finest, gentlest voices, and this collection is something to be treasured." (Anne Tyler, Washington Star)

"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)

“An expansive cast of performers delivers Welty’s 41 published stories. While all the performances are strong…it is the female narrators who shine on these recordings. Their voices are especially capable of performing the acrobatics involved in the social maneuverings of Welty’s steel magnolias. Dialogue is nuanced—many exchanges sound so authentic that it’s almost as if the listener is watching a play rather than hearing prose. Welty’s unique stories of hope, love, and redemption are enlivened by all the performers on this extensive collection.” ( AudioFile)

More suitable for reading than listening

What did you like best about The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty? What did you like least?

I love Eudora Welty's writing and read this same book several years ago. Since I enjoyed it enormously, I thought it would be a good audible selection at this time, when I am recuperating from a surgery that makes it difficult for me to hold a book. In retrospect, Ms. Welty's stories are more suited to the printed page, where one can linger on the beautiful descriptions of nature and keep track of the enormous number of characters (many of whom have delightfully peculiar names). Still, I listened to the entire book --nearly 40 hours!--and was able to take pleasure in the soothing flow and rhythm of both the writing and the narration.

It's a rollercoaster ride, Eudora.

What did you like best about The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty? What did you like least?

The collection is exhaustive, covering her entire portfolio. It is purposefully inclusive of her impressive span of writing. That being said, Eudora tends to leave her story endings as wide open as her eyes always were. Short stories with great characters and fantastic depth play across the pages, make you care who they are, what they feel. Then, snap, Eudora changes stories and her characters are left hanging in the air. I suppose even that is the mark of a fantastic story-teller. What's better than a lively character who is unresolved? Well, perhaps a lively character who is resolved. Still, she makes you come back for more.

Would you be willing to try another book from Eudora Welty? Why or why not?

Yes. In fact, I have several volumes of her works in writing.

Would you listen to another book narrated by the narrators?

Some of them. Others were not enjoyable at all in context with a SOUTHERN writer. A southern drawl is completely necessary when reading Eudora Welty aloud...

Do you think The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

She did plenty of that.

Any additional comments?

Would be a great tool for teachers, if teachers are still allowed to teach creative writing.

great stories, uneven readers

I was initially appalled by the arch and phoney accent of the initial narrator reading Welty's preface. Happily most of the readings are better than that, some of them actually quite good. The stories themselves, it it almost needless to say, are varied and splendid.

Literary and descriptive, but lacking plot

Eudora Welty is recognized as a great Southern writer. Her vivid descriptions of characters and scenes are classic, rich with imagery and simile. However, few of the stories have a discernible plot-- with a few exceptions, such as the Wide Net, a story I particularly enjoyed.

No story index

Sent this back because the chapters are arbitrary and do not start at story beginnings. I wanted to be able to find stories by their titles but I could not find a table of contents. These are wonderful stories that have been well narrated, but the only way to listen to stories from the beginning one has to listen to the whole book. Eudora Welty would be horrified at this silliness.