According to biographer Oliver Evans, this book's 
According to biographer Oliver Evans, this book's author described it as "an ironic parable ofFascism." One character in this novel plays chess with his best friend, but since the friend refuses tolearn the moves, it's actually this work's main character making moves for both sides. That friendcan't resist stealing food from his cousin who took a more (*) Americanized name. Another characterin this novel is beaten after trying to protest the treatment of his son Willie, who had his feet amputatedafter being put in a cold room for trying to escape from prison. That man, Dr. Benedict Copeland, is theonly black doctor in town and is the father of Portia, who along with the drunk agitator Jake, cafÃ© ownerBiff and teenager Mick, befriends the mute John Singer. For 10 points, name this novel by CarsonMcCullers.
According to biographer Oliver Evans, this book's author described it as "an ironic parable ofFascism."
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter