The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories

The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories

By Carson McCullers

Pages

152

Rating

3.81

Year

1951

FictionClassicsSouthernAmericanLiteratureShort Stories

Description

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 Café.” 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 café 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.

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