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McCullers

American  
[muh-kuhl-erz] / məˈkʌl ərz /

noun

  1. Carson 1917–1967, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.


McCullers British  
/ məˈkʌləz /

noun

  1. Carson. 1917–67, US writer, whose novels include The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940)

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Fame brought her introductions to such literary heavyweights as Carson McCullers, Carl Sandburg, Jean-Paul Sartre, Edith Sitwell and Dylan Thomas, all of whom came to regard her with respect and affection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Some writers simply took those expectations for granted; others, such as Mark Twain and Carson McCullers, acknowledged and challenged them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Shapland keeps finding gold in mining the lives of people like Carson and McCullers not just because of their unsung queerness, but because theirs is a different way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

McCullers described the injury as a “small muscle strain.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

Dat would make me a McCullers, but I was always knowed as Doc Edwards an' dat is what I am called to dis day.

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