凯瑟琳·史托基特

凯瑟琳·史托基特（Kathryn Stockett，1969年—）是一位美国作家。她最为著名的作品是她2009年的第一项作品《相助》，其关于60年代在密西西比州杰克逊服务白人家庭的非裔美国女佣。

生涯

史托基特还未出版处女作时，她住在纽约并从事杂志出版业，而九一一袭击事件发生之后，她开始写作。《相助》花了她五年完成，而这本书遭到50位作家经纪人拒绝，直到苏珊·拉默（Susan Ramer）同意代表史托基特。《相助》曾翻译为42种语言。截至2012年8月，它已销售超过1千万本并在《纽约时报》畅销书榜维持超过百周。《相助》在发行几个月后就爬上畅销书榜。

个人生活

史托基特在密西西比州杰克逊成长。在阿拉巴马大学英语与创意写作学士学位毕业之后，她搬去纽约。

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, which she began writing after the September 11 attacks. 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. The Help rose to number one on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year after its publication and climbed best seller charts a few months after it was released. As of 2025, it has sold 15 million copies, has been published in 39 languages, and spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. The novel was adapted into a critically acclaimed film released in 2011, featuring an ensemble cast and earning nominations for several major awards.

Stockett's second novel, The Calamity Club, was released in May 2026.

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. She lived there for 16 years and worked in magazine publishing and marketing. She is divorced and has a daughter.

Reflective of her first novel, Stockett was very close to an African American domestic worker.

A lawsuit was filed in a Mississippi court by Ablene Cooper, a housekeeper who used to work for Stockett's brother. It claimed that Stockett used her likeness in the book. A Hinds County, Mississippi judge threw the case out of court, citing the statute of limitations. Stockett denies her claim of stealing her likeness and says she only met her briefly.