Editing Carson McCullers (section)

==Criticism==
McCullers's style is often described as [[Southern Gothic]], as the majority of her works take place in the Southern United States and feature eccentric characters suffering from loneliness interspersed by moments of deep empathy.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} In a discussion with the Irish critic and writer [[Terence de Vere White]], McCullers said, "Writing, for me, is a search for God". Other critics{{who?|date=May 2024}} have variously detected [[tragicomedy|tragicomic]] or political elements in her writing.

The most recent scholarly collection of commentaries on her work is ''Carson McCullers in the Twenty-First Century'' (2016), edited by Graham-Bertolini and Kayser.{{sfn|Graham-Bertolini|Kayser|2016}}