Carson McCullers (1917–1967) published her first story at the age of nineteen, but it is for the deep exploration of themes of loneliness and isolation first presented in her novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter for which she is remembered. She married early, drank heavily (both she and her husband were bisexual and had affairs), and suffered strokes that resulted in paralysis on one side. Nonetheless, in such notable works as The Member of the Wedding and The Ballad of the Sad Café, she endures as one of the twentieth century’s most significant writers.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- The Jockey, a short story, in Spring 2017