Carson McCullers 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 and most are set in the deep South.

How old was Carson McCullers when died?

In 1967, paralyzed by a stroke, Carson McCullers began dictating her autobiography to several friends and assistants. She died in September of that year at 50, leaving behind the unfinished manuscript.

Why is Carson McCullers important?

Carson McCullers, considered one of the most significant American writers of the twentieth century, 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.