尤多拉·韦尔蒂(EudoraWelty,1909～2001),美国20世纪著名的女小说家,1909年4月13日生于美国南部密西西比州(Mississippi)杰克逊市(Jackson)的一个富裕家庭。父亲在一家保险公司任职,经济收入丰厚。她自幼喜爱阅读,像母亲一样。母亲曾冲进熊熊燃烧的屋子,只为救出一套狄更斯(Charles Dickens,1812～1870)文集。尤多拉在美好家庭的庇护下长大,读过三所大学,学习英语、文学和广告学。1931年,她研究生毕业后回到经济大萧条中的家乡,为当地电台和报社撰写和编辑社会新闻。接着,她为工程进度管理署(Works ProgressAdministration)做宣传员,走遍密西西比州,调查,采 Eudora Welty (1909-2001), a well-known female novelist of the 20th century, was born on April 13, 1909 in a wealthy family in Jackson, Mississippi, South America. His father worked for an insurance company and his financial income was very good. She loved reading since childhood, like a mother. Her mother had rushed into the burning room, only to save a collection of Charles Dickens (1812 ~ 1870). Yudola grew up under the shelter of a wonderful family. She has read three universities and studied English, literature and advertising. In 1931, after graduating from graduate school, she returned to her hometown in the Great Depression and wrote and edited social news for local radio stations and newspapers. She then worked as a promoter for the Works Progress Administration and traveled to Mississippi to investigate and collect