The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
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Set in 1930s Georgia, the novel centers around a deaf and mute man, John Singer. Singer has been devastated by the loss of his dear friend, Antonapoulos, who was committed to an asylum for bad behavior
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is by Carson McCullers. The catalogue records its first publication in 1940. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
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