- Fiction, Mississippi in fiction, Funeral rites and ceremonies in fiction, Death
The Optimist's Daughter is the story of Laurel, a widow who returns to Mississippi when her father is ill and witnesses his death and funeral. From there, she embarks on a deeply personal journey to explore her past and her family in order to make sense of her future.
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Earnest, classical in form, contemplative and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Eudora Welty
- First published
- 1972
- Pages
- 185
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd, Amereon Limited, G.K. Hall
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English, und
- ISBN
- 9780233964317
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