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Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers was an American writer of the mid-20th century. Her most notable work is the novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, published in 1940.
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- Lifetime: 19 February 1917 • 29 September 1967
- Main genre: Southern Gothic
- Works: 4 novels, 2 plays, a collection of short stories, some poems and writings
- Autumn 2026 popularity rank: 224 [-46] • Trending ▼
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"We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known."