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The Optimist's Daughter

novel by Eudora Welty
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The Optimist's Daughter

Summary

The Optimist's Daughter is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Optimist's Daughter authored Eudora Welty[3].
  • The Optimist's Daughter received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].
  • The Optimist's Daughter's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Optimist's Daughter was published by Random House[6].
  • The Optimist's Daughter's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Optimist's Daughter's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Optimist's Daughter was published on 1972[9].
  • The Optimist's Daughter's title is recorded as The Optimist's Daughter[10].
  • The Optimist's Daughter's form of creative work is recorded as novel[11].
  • The Optimist's Daughter's form of creative work is recorded as novella[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Optimist's Daughter authored Eudora Welty[3]. It was published by Random House[6].

Publication

The Optimist's Daughter was published on 1972[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Reception

The Optimist's Daughter received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

The Optimist's Daughter ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Optimist's Daughter receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name → English
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/The-Optimists-Daughter
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