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American writer (1917–1967)
Also known as: Lula Carson Smith, Карсон Маккалерс, كارسون ماكولرز, 카슨 매컬러스, カーソン・マッカラーズ, 卡森·麦卡勒斯
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
- Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
- The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
- The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition (1973)