The heart is a lonely hunter / Carson McCullers ; with an introduction and notes by Kasia Boddy.
Publication details: London : Penguin, 2008.Description: xxix, 317 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780141185224 :
- 0618526412 (pbk.)
- 0618084746
- 0141185228
- 813.52 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | MACC | Issued | 09/05/2024 | 062720 |
First published in the USA by Houghton Mifflin 1940.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Carson McCuller's 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 cafe 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." -- Back cover
Originally published United States : Houghton Mifflin, 1940.
