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Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

2025-06-10 10:30:00 2025-06-10 11:30:00 America/Chicago Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion Join us to discuss The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Wilmette Public Library - Auditorium

Tuesday, June 10
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-06-10 10:30:00 2025-06-10 11:30:00 America/Chicago Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion Join us to discuss The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Wilmette Public Library - Auditorium

Join us to discuss The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.

The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation.

At its center is the deaf-mute John Singer, who becomes the confidant for various types of misfits in a Georgia mill town during the 1930s. Each one yearns for escape from small town life. When Singer's mute companion goes insane, Singer moves into the Kelly house, where Mick Kelly, the book's heroine (and loosely based on McCullers), finds solace in her music. Wonderfully attuned to the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition, and with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South, McCullers spins a haunting, unforgettable story that gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreated—and, through Mick, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty. (From the publisher)

Copies of the book are available here. Ebook and audiobook copies are available through the Digital Library of Illinois or the Libby app and always available through Hoopla

For those who would like to purchase a copy of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter please support our local independent bookstore, The Book Stall at 811 Elm Street in Winnetka. Copies may also be available at Books Down Under on the Lower Level of the library. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Group |

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