The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - wikipedia The Heart is a Lonely Hunter For the film, see The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ( film ). For other uses, see The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ( disambiguation ). The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter First edition Author Carson McCullers Country United States Language English Publisher Houghton Mifflin Publication date 1940 Media type Print ( hardcover ) Pages 356 pp The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ( 1940 ) is the début novel by the American author Carson McCullers ; she was 23 at the time of publication. It is about a deaf man named John Singer who does not speak, and the people he encounters in a 1930s mill town in the US state of Georgia. Contents 1 Plot introduction 2 Reception 3 Adaptations 4 References 5 External links Plot introduction The book begins with a focus on the relationship between two close friends, John Singer and Spiros Antonapoulous. The two are described as deaf - mutes who have lived together for several years. Antonapoulous becomes mentally ill, misbehaves, and despite attempts at intervention from Singer, is eventually put into an insane asylum away from town. Now alone, Singer moves into a new room. The remainder of the narrative centers on the struggles of four of John Singer 's acquaintances : Mick Kelly, a tomboyish girl who loves music and dreams of buying a piano ; Jake Blount, an alcoholic labor agitator ; Biff Brannon, the observant owner of a diner ; and Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland, an idealistic black physician. Reception When published, the novel created a literary sensation, enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top of the bestseller lists in 1940 ; it was the first in a string of works by McCullers that give voice to those who are rejected, forgotten, mistreated or oppressed. The Modern Library ranked the novel seventeenth on its list of the 100 best English - language novels of the 20th century. Time magazine included it in TIME 100 Best English - language Novels from 1923 to 2005. In 2004 the novel was selected for Oprah 's Book Club. Adaptations Main article : The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ( film ) A film adaptation was made in 1968, starring Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke and Cicely Tyson. A stage adaptation of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter premiered on March 30, 2005, at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The show ran until April 24 of that year, then toured. The play was an Alliance Theater presentation done in association with The Acting Company out of New York. The play, adapted by Rebecca Gilman, was directed by Doug Hughes. British artist Joe Simpson referenced McCullers ' book in his 2014 painting of the same title, ' The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter '. The painting shows two characters both reading the book on the London Underground ; it is taken from his ongoing series ' London '. References Jump up ^ Lacayo, Richard ( 2005 - 10 - 16 ). `` Best Books of ALL TIME All - TIME 100 Novels ''. TIME.com. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 26. Jump up ^ http://thefastertimes.com/theatertalk/2009/10/14/the-new-york-theater-workshop-vs-the-deaf-a-modest-proposal-for-casting-plays/ For a discussion of some of the issues raised by this production, both for directors and actors Jump up ^ Heart Tour Program : The Acting Company www.theactingcompany.org Jump up ^ Variety http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117926738.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 Jump up ^ Joe Simpson `` Joe Simpson - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Oil on Canvas '' `` 2014 '' External links The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter first edition dustjacket, NYPL Digital Gallery The Carson McCullers project Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Heart_Is_a_Lonely_Hunter&oldid=768964555 '' Categories : 1940 American novels Novels by Carson McCullers Debut novels American novels adapted into films Novels set in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Southern Gothic novels Houghton Mifflin books Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Cymraeg Deutsch Español Français Hrvatski Português Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 6 March 2017, at 20 : 02. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the heart is a lonely hunter take place
Answer: in a 1930s mill town in the US state of Georgia