But Eudora Welty was once asked why Southerners can be such great writers, or such good storytellers and she was a wonderful storyteller.

但有一次她被问到,为什么南方总是出伟大的作家,或者是杰出的小说家,她自己就是个很出色的小说家

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I do love Eudora Welty's description of this.

我比较喜欢欧多拉·威尔第的描述

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选