The ballad of the sad café -- Wunderkind -- The jockey -- Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland -- The sojourner -- A domestic dilemma -- A tree, a rock, a cloud.
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This collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her study of love and longing "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 works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind," McCullers' 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.--From publisher description.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Short stories, American.
Manners and customs.
Short stories, American.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Southern States, Social life and customs, Fiction.