Virginia Spencer Carr

Born: 1929 in Florida

• Virginia Spencer Carr is a distinguished literary scholar who has written many notable biographies

  • She has written books and essays examining the work of a number of other authors

  • She has been a professor at GSU since her retirement in 2003

• Several years ago, she moved to Columbus, Georgia to teach at (now) Columbus State University

• Her books include:

  • Understanding Carson McCullers (1990)

  • Women Writers Texts and Contexts (1993)

  • Paul Bowles: A Life (2004)

• She currently lives in Atlanta