Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers (1917-1967) was an American author. Her works include The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940), Member of the Wedding (1946), and Clock Without Hands (1961).[1]

## Contents

* 1 Life and Works
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Life and Works[edit]

McCullers was born Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917.[2] She stayed in Columbus, Georgia during the Great Depression, where she greatly enjoyed theatre until her discovery of Eugene O'Neill.[3] At age 17, she began to attend the Julliard School of Music, but could not attend and took odd jobs and studied writing at Columbia University.[4] She published her first novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940), a major success, though it was followed by several novels concerning her homosexuality, sadism, and fetishism.[5] She was a friend of playwright Tennessee Williams and died on September 29, 1967.[6]

## See also[edit]

* John Steinbeck

## References[edit]

1. ↑ The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.
2. ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/carson-mccullers-9391402
3. ↑ http://www.southernliterarytrail.org/columbus-ga.html
4. ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/carson-mccullers
5. ↑ http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/carson-mccullers-3704.php
6. ↑ "McCullers, Carson." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

## External links[edit]

* Bibliography and online archive of texts.