num_pages: 317
description: An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.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.Contains Chronology, list of Further Reading and Notes.
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: Penguin Classic