description: Carson McCullers’ prodigious first novel was published to instant acclaim when she was just twenty-three. Set in a small town in the middle of the deep South, it is the story of John Singer, a lonely deaf-mute, and a disparate group of people who are drawn towards his kind, sympathetic nature. The owner of the café where Singer eats every day, a young girl desperate to grow up, an angry drunkard, a frustrated black each pours their heart out to Singer, their silent confidant, and he in turn changes their disenchanted lives in ways they could never imagine.
language: English
title: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
titlecomplete: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
characters: Biff Brannon, Mick Kelly, Jake Blount, John Singer, Spiros Antonapoulos, Benedict Copeland
genres: Southern, Novels, Literature, Southern Gothic, Coming Of Age, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, American
ratings_count: 107661
publisher: Buccaneer Books