The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940) is a novel by Carson McCullers.
It is centered around a deaf-mute named John Singer and the people he encounters in a 1930s Georgia mill town. Singer moves into the Kelly household and Mick Kelly, based on McCullers herself, is a young woman who finds solace in music.
A 1968 film adaptation was directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It stars Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Laurinda Barrett, Stacy Keach, Percy Rodriguez and Cicely Tyson. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alan Arkin) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sondra Locke).
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