Carson McCullers

(1917-1967)

American writer

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Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 – September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the Southern United States. Her other novels have similar themes. Most are set in the Deep South.

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Born	Lula Carson Smith 19 February 1917 Columbus, GA, USA
Died	29 September 1967 (aged 50) Nyack, NY, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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