num_pages: 194
description: PA classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers#8217;s best stories, including her beloved novella #147;The Ballad of the Sad Caf#233;.#8221; 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#233; serves as the town#8217;s gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes #147;Wunderkind,#8221; McCullers#8217;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#233; is a brilliant study of love and longing from one of the South#8217;s finest writers.
language: English
title: Ballad of the Sad Cafe
titlecomplete: Ballad of the Sad Cafe
genres: Fiction, American, Short Stories, Gothic, Literature, Classics, 20th Century, Southern, Literary Fiction, Southern Gothic
ratings_count: 22127
publisher: Bantam Books