num_pages: 307
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 doctor: 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: Benedict Copeland, Mick Kelly, Jake Blount, Biff Brannon, John Singer, Spiros Antonapoulos
genres: American, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Southern, Literary Fiction, Novels, Southern Gothic, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 107603
publisher: Bantam Books