The heart is a lonely hunter
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Boston Houghton Mifflin company, 1940.
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LocationCall NumberNoteStatus
Alamosa Public Library - FICTIONFICTION MCCCore collection.On Shelf
Limon Memorial Library - CLASSICSCLA FIC MCCOn Shelf
Northern Saguache County Library District - FICTIONFIC McCullers, CarsonOn Shelf
Red Feather Lakes Community Library - FICTIONF MCC 1967On Shelf

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Published
Boston Houghton Mifflin company, 1940.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Lexile measure
760

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With the publication of her first novel, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, Carson McCullers, all of twenty-three, became a literary sensation. With its profound sense of moral isolation and its compassionate glimpses into its characters' inner lives, the novel is considered McCullers' finest work, an enduring masterpiece first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1940. 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 Kelly, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty.
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760,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,8.1,20,Quiz: 05081,Guided reading level: NR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.3,19.0,740.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McCullers, C. (1940). The heart is a lonely hunter . Houghton Mifflin company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. 1940. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Houghton Mifflin company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Houghton Mifflin company, 1940.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McCullers, Carson. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Houghton Mifflin company, 1940.

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