McCullers

American

[muh-kuhl-erz] / məˈkʌl ərz /

noun

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

McCullers British

/ məˈkʌləz /

noun

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

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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

Carson McCullers’s 12-year-old protagonist, who lives in a small Southern town, is in crisis throughout the August weekend of her brother’s nuptials.

From The Wall Street Journal

McCullers and Bush are being prohibited for sitting on their team benches for the rest of the series.

From Seattle Times

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

Top prospect Hunter Brown will slide into the open spot vacated by Verlander and McCullers.

From Seattle Times

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