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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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.
359 pages, Paperback
First published June 4, 1940
About the author
Carson McCullers
190 books3,471 followersCarson McCullers was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the Southern United States. Her other novels have similar themes. Most are set in the Deep South.
McCullers's work is often described as Southern Gothic and indicative of her Southern roots. Critics also describe her writing and eccentric characters as universal in scope. Her stories have been adapted to stage and film. A stage adaptation of her novel The Member of the Wedding (1946), which captures a young girl's feelings at her brother's wedding, made a successful Broadway run in 1950–51.
McCullers's work is often described as Southern Gothic and indicative of her Southern roots. Critics also describe her writing and eccentric characters as universal in scope. Her stories have been adapted to stage and film. A stage adaptation of her novel The Member of the Wedding (1946), which captures a young girl's feelings at her brother's wedding, made a successful Broadway run in 1950–51.
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October 11, 2013
Řekla jsem si, že si přečtu klasiku.
Tak jsem začla číst, anglicky, nešlo to, takový pocit z knížky už jsem dlouho neměla, bála jsem se, co se stane na další stránce, nechtěla jsem, aby se jim stalo něco zlého, nechtěla jsem víc špíny, hladu, tíhy, ale hlavně smutku a samoty. (Ach Johne Singere, ach Mick Kellyová)
Pak jsem omylem zahlídla spoiler a víc jak na měsíc jsem ji prostě neotevřela. Seděla na skříňce a černě bublala.
Dočetla jsem ji česky. Nejvíc smutná knížka. A ten název sedí, ať si je patetický jak chce (a girls do cry).
A teď se jdu zavřít do svého vnitřního prostoru.
Tak jsem začla číst, anglicky, nešlo to, takový pocit z knížky už jsem dlouho neměla, bála jsem se, co se stane na další stránce, nechtěla jsem, aby se jim stalo něco zlého, nechtěla jsem víc špíny, hladu, tíhy, ale hlavně smutku a samoty. (Ach Johne Singere, ach Mick Kellyová)
Pak jsem omylem zahlídla spoiler a víc jak na měsíc jsem ji prostě neotevřela. Seděla na skříňce a černě bublala.
Dočetla jsem ji česky. Nejvíc smutná knížka. A ten název sedí, ať si je patetický jak chce (a girls do cry).
A teď se jdu zavřít do svého vnitřního prostoru.
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