Carson McCullers

4 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Carson McCullers was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the Southern United States. Her other novels have similar themes and most are set in the Deep South.

Books by Carson McCullers

4 books available

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
4.0 (93k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In a sleepy 1930s Southern town, a silent, all-observing deaf man becomes the unexpected confidant for a range of lonely, lost, and longing people, each projecting their deepest desires onto his quiet empathy.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
Carson McCullers
3.6 (5k) average on GoodreadsFiction
In a desolate Southern town, a formidable store owner's solitary life is upended by the arrival of a captivating hunchback, only for their unconventional bond and burgeoning cafe to be shattered by the vengeful return of her ten-day husband, igniting a bizarre and violent love triangle.
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Carson McCullers
3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
On a Southern army post, a repressed officer's obsession with a private leads to illicit desires, animalistic passions, and tragic outcomes among disturbed characters.
Clock Without Hands
Carson McCullers
3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsFiction
A small-town Georgia druggist faces his own death from leukemia, forcing his community to confront its prejudices and the cost of hate, as court-ordered integration begins.