Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell was an American author best known for her novel "Gone with the Wind," published in 1936. The book is a historical romance set during the American Civil War, exploring themes of love, resilience, and societal change through the life of its strong-willed protagonist, Scarlett O'Hara. Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937, and her work has left a lasting impact on American literature and culture. Despite her success, she published only this one novel during her lifetime. Mitchell's writing has been both celebrated for its narrative depth and critiqued for its portrayal of race and the South.