# The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

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- Book: [The Heart is a Lonely Hunter](https://www.bookquiver.com/carson-mccullers/the-heart-is-a-lonely-hunter) ([The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/carson-mccullers/the-heart-is-a-lonely-hunter.md))
- Authors: [Carson McCullers](https://www.bookquiver.com/carson-mccullers)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-07-1819-608-0
- Published: 2012-04-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter was Carson McCullers' first novel, written in 1940. Set in a small town in the American South, it is the story of a group of people who have little in common except that they are all hopelessly lonely. A young girl, a drunken socialist and a black doctor are drawn to a gentle, sympathetic deaf mute, whose presence changes their lives. This powerful exploration of alienation is both moving and perceptive.