Carson mccullers bio

With a collection of work including five novels, two plays, twenty short stories, more than two dozen nonfiction pieces, a book of children&#;s verse, a small number of poems, and an unfinished autobiography, Carson McCullers is considered to be among the most significant American writers of the twentieth century. She is best known for her novels The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and The Member of the Wedding, all published between and At least four of her works have been made into films.

Early Life and Education

Born Lula Carson Smith on February 19, , in Columbus, McCullers was the daughter of Lamar Smith, a jewelry store owner, and Vera Marguerite Waters. Lula Carson, as she was called until age fourteen, attended public schools and graduated from Columbus High School at sixteen. An unremarkable student, she preferred the more solitary study of the piano. Encouraged by her mother, who was convinced

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Carson McCullers

American writer (–)

Carson McCullers (February 19, &#;– September 29, ) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (), 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.

McCullers's work is often described as Southern Gothic and indicative of her Southern roots. Critics also describe her writing and eccentric characters as universal in scope. Her stories have been adapted to stage and film. A stage adaptation of her novel The Member of the Wedding (), which captures a young girl's feelings at her brother's wedding, made a successful Broadway run in –^[1]

Early life

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McCullers was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia, in to Lamar Smith, a jeweler, and Marguerite Waters.^[2] She was named after her maternal grandmother,