Carson McCullers (1917–1967)

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1. Carson McCullers

   Author of The Heart is A Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding: A Novel, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: And Other Stories
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15. W. Somerset Maugham

    Author of Of Human Bondage, Cakes and Ale
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16. Sinclair Lewis

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17. E. L. Doctorow

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19. Thornton Wilder

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