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Kathryn Stockett
American novelist
Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-Americanmaids 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] which she began writing after the September 11 attacks.[2]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][3]The Help has since been published in 42 languages.[4] As of August 2012, it has sold ten million copies and spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.[5][6]The Help climbed best seller charts a few months after it was released.[7][8]
Personal life
Stockett grew up in Jackson, Mississippi.[9]