The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Book | Carson McCullers
A broken-hearted deaf mute becomes the confidante of loners.
In The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers writes for those whose sense of alienation in a small Georgia town cannot be spoken--both literally and figuratively. A broken-hearted deaf mute, ironically named John Singer, becomes the confidante of loners like the diner-owning widower Biff Brannon, the alcoholic carnival worker Jake Blount, the black doctor Benedict Copeland, and a rough-and-tumble innocent named Mick Kelly. For these outsiders, human connection is sticky, slippery, exciting, and potentially painful--from the highly educated Dr. Copeland's struggles to relate to his shantytown daughter to a catastrophic party hosted by Mick. Despite their enthusiasm for this strange new thing-- friendship--they fail to reciprocate, and their social shortcomings prove as dangerous as they are painful. In contrast with her awkward characters, McCullers writes with patient, lyrical cadence, stunningly capturing the nearly pandemic loneliness felt by those who feel voiceless and unheard.
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