The Ballad of the Sad Cafe; Wunderkind; the Jockey; Madame Zilensky And the King of Finland; the Sojourner; a Domestic Dilemma; a Tree, a Rock, a Cloud by Carson Mccullers
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 . Glowingly impressive, informed with feeling and humor and poetry, and with] a sure knowledge of the strange forces that bind together all humanity -- whether for good or for evil. -- Los Angeles Daily NewsA haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the the title 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. The Ballad of the Sad Caf is a brilliant study of love and longing from one of the South's finest writers.
Carson McCullers was born in 1917. She is the critically acclaimed author of several popular novels in the 1940s and '50s, including The Member of the Wedding (1946). Her novels frequently depicted life in small towns of the southeastern United States and were marked by themes of loneliness and spiritual isolation. McCullers suffered from ill health most of her adult life, including a series of strokes that began when she was in her 20s; she died at the age of 50. The Member of the Wedding was dramatized for the stage in the 1950s and filmed in 1952 and 1997. Other films based on her books are Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967, with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968, starring Alan Arkin) and The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140019070 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140019073 |
| Title | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe; Wunderkind; the Jockey; Madame Zilensky And the King of Finland; the Sojourner; a Domestic Dilemma; a Tree, a Rock, a Cloud |
| Author | Carson Mccullers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1985-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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