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Carson McCullers was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet.
* She was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia, in 1917.
* She wrote her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, at the age of 23.
* The novel was a critical and commercial success, and it established McCullers as a major voice in American literature.
* McCullers went on to write several more novels, including The Ballad of the Sad Café and The Member of the Wedding.
* She also wrote short stories, plays, and essays.
* McCullers was openly gay, and her work often explored themes of isolation, loneliness, and outsiderness.
* She died of a heart attack in 1967 at the age of 50.
* McCullers' work continues to be read and studied today, and she is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century.