McCullers, Carson
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141185224
- author:
- McCullers, Carson
- format:
- Mass Market Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Classic fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers' debut novel, made her an overnight literary sensation at just twenty-three years old. With its profound sense of moral isolation and compassionate glimpses into its characters' inner lives, this enduring masterpiece explores the human condition with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South.
At its center is John Singer, a deaf-mute who becomes the confidant for various types of misfits in a Georgia mill town during the 1930s. Each one yearns for escape from small town life, and it is here that Singer finds solace in the Kelly house, where Mick Kelly, the book's heroine, finds comfort in her music.
With its haunting and unforgettable story, this novel gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreated, and through Mick Kelly, it explores the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty. A powerful and compassionate work, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter remains a timely and powerful exploration of the human experience.
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