Clock Without Hands (novel)
Clock Without Hands is American author Carson McCullers' final novel. It was published on September 18, 1961 by Houghton Mifflin. Plot. Set in small-town Georgia in 1953 on the eve of court-ordered racial integration, four men consider their lives: and son, the latter who committed suicide. grandfather's beliefs. Reception. The book received primarily positive reviews. "Kirkus Reviews" stated that the novel "embellishes an already fine literary reputation though it lacks the sting of [McCullers'] previous work" while "The Atlantic" called the book "the masterly new novel by Carson McCullers." Clock Without Hands (novel