The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

I love to drive, irrespective of the weather. The sight of barren trees seemingly showing their souls to the world without fear or favour.

"Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is a powerful exploration of alienation and loneliness in 1930s America. It was published by Penguin Modern Classics though I never did read it. I did, however, see the film which left an indelible mark on how I tried to live my life....
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 socialist 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 the could never imagine. Moving, sensitive and deeply humane, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter explores loneliness, the human need for understanding and the search for love".

I would have seen the film in the early 1970s... It's funny what stays with you... It did win some awards though I doubt many remember it..... just saying