Kathryn Stockett
| Kathryn Stockett | |
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| Born | 1969 Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Genre | Adult fiction |
| Notable works | The Help |
| Spouse | Keith Rogers (?-2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
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Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.
Career
Stockett worked in magazine publishing while living in New York City before publishing her first novel.[1] The Help took her five years to complete, and the book was rejected by 60 literary agents before agent Susan Ramer agreed to represent Stockett.[1][2] The Help has since been published in 42 languages.[3] As of August 2012, it has sold ten million copies and spent more than 100 weeks on the The New York Times Best Seller list.[4][5] The Help climbed best seller charts a few months after it was released.[6][7]
Personal life
Stockett grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to New York City. There she lived for 16 years and worked in magazine publishing and marketing. She is divorced and has a daughter.[7][8]
Reflective of her first novel, Stockett was very close to an African American domestic worker.[9][10]
A lawsuit was filed in a Mississippi court by Ablene Cooper, a maid who used to work for Stockett's brother. It claimed that Stockett used her likeness in the book.[11][12] A Hinds County, Mississippi judge threw the case out of court, citing the statute of limitations.[13] Stockett denies her claim of stealing her likeness and says she only met her briefly.[13]
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