A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including her beloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe." A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
β Scribed by McCullers, Carson
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers?s best stories, including her beloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Caf?." A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose caf? serves as the town?s gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind," McCullers?s first published story written when she was only seventeen about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist. Newly reset and available for the first time in a handsome trade paperback edition, The Ballad of the Sad Caf? is a brilliant study of love and longing from one of the South?s finest writers.
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