Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers (1917–1967) was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia, and arrived in New York at seventeen with dreams of studying music. She turned to writing instead and published The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at the astonishing age of twenty-three, becoming an instant literary sensation. Her subsequent works—Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Member of the Wedding, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe—confirmed her as one of the most distinctive voices in American literature. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.