"McCullers, Carson"@en . "Lula Carson Smith"@en . . . "1917Z"^^ . "Carson McCullers"@en . "1967-09-29Z"^^ . . "1967Z"^^ . . "American writer" . . "Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 \u2013 September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the U.S. South. Her other novels have similar themes and most are set in the deep South.McCullers\u2019 oeuvre is often described as Southern Gothic and indicative of her southern roots."@en . . . "1917-02-19Z"^^ . . . . .