 Carson McCullers | | 18,410 (23,590) | 454 | 1,025 |  (3.93) | 124 | 0 | Carson McCullers was born in Columbus, Georgia, on February 19, 1917. She died at age fifty in Nyack, New York, on September 29, 1967. A promising pianist, she had hoped to enroll at the Juilliard School of Music when she was seventeen, but when she arrived in New York, she attended writing classes at Columbia University instead. In December 1936 her first story, "Wunderkind," was published in "Story" magazine. That winter she began work on "The Mute," which would become her enduring masterpiece, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter." (Publisher Provided) Carson McCullers was born Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917 in Columbus, Georgia. At the age of seventeen, desiring to become a famous concert pianist, she went to New York City to attend the Julliard School of Music. Her family sacrificed and raised money for her tuition to go to Julliard, but she lost all of her money when she left her pocketbook on the subway. Unable to tell her family what had happened, she took writing classes at Columbia University and New York University from 1935-1936. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, was published in 1940. Her other novels included Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Ballad of the Sad Café, The Member of the Wedding, and Clock Without Hands. With the help of Tennessee Williams, The Member of the Wedding was adapted into a play, which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award in 1950. She died from a stroke and subsequent brain hemorrhage on September 29, 1967at the age of 50. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter … (more) |
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Carson McCullers has 7 past events. (show)  UAB Booktalk Kerry Madden-Lunsford will lead a discussion of The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers. Join the Department of English for monthly Booktalk meetings 6-7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Humanities Building Room 237. The meetings are open to the Birmingham community; all are welcome. Books are selected by English faculty and instructors, who also lead the discussions.
Discounted copies of all titles will be available at Little Professor Books in Homewood. Just mention UAB Booktalk when purchasing.
For more information, email Cassandra Ellis, cellis@uab.edu. (Muscogulus)… (more)Event location: Humanities Building 237, 900 13th St. S., Birmingham AL 35233 FML: How Carson McCullers Saved My Life: a Big Read Event Preview with 7 Stages The Big Read is a program run by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), designed to revitalize the role of reading in American culture by exposing citizens to great works of literature and encouraging them to read for pleasure and enrichment. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.7 Stages is pleased to be a recipient of The Big Read Grant. This season 7 Stages will focus on Georgia native Carson McCullers The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Join us during The Big Read for festivals, activities, and book club discussions all culminating with a 7 Stages production of: Preview Feb 12-13 / Perform Feb 14-Mar 1, 2015 fml is a play about surviving high school and the transformative power of literature. Inspired by Georgia native Carson McCullers’ The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, fml follows Jo, a young girl who is the target of gay bashing, after reading the novel she is motivated to embrace her queer identity and finds the courage to speak out for herself and stand up to her bullies. To kick off the Big Read partnership Charis will host an all-ages preview of the play and a discussion on Thursday, November 9th at 7:30pm. We also encourage everyone to stop by the Charis booth at Pride and sign up to be a part of the 7 Stages book club and get a free copy of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
Location: Street: 1189 Euclid Ave NE City: Atlanta, Province: Georgia Postal Code: 30307-1509 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Gay Men's Reading Group: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Join us for a reading group discussion of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter By Carson Mccullers! Left Bank Books (downstairs) With the publication of her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers, all of twenty-three, became a literary sensation. With its profound sense of moral isolation and its compassionate glimpses into its characters' inner lives, the novel is considered McCullers' finest work. At its center is the deaf-mute John Singer, who becomes the confidant for various types of misfits in a Georgia mill town during the 1930s.
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Location: Street: Left Bank Books Additional: 399 N. Euclid Ave. City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63108 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Tres nous narradors al català: Bernhard, Citati i McCullers SOMETHING DIFFERENT BOOK CLUB Women Who Love to Read Book Discussion Carson McCullers , The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Join us for our discussion of our "book swaps" from last month. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Group members enjoy benefits such as a free book galley each month and 20% off next month's selection if purchased meeting night. Our selection for our September 10th gathering is Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. (booksense)… (more)
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