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The Ballad of the Sad Café, first published in 1951, is a book by Carson McCullers comprising a novella of the same title along with six short stories: "Wunderkind", "The Jockey", "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland", "The Sojourner", "A Domestic Dilemma", and "A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud".
- Carson McCullers
- 1951
The Ballad of the Sad Café, long novella by Carson McCullers, the title work in a collection of short stories, published in 1951. Peopled with bizarre and grotesque characters, the novella has a folkloric quality and is considered one of the author’s best works. Amelia Evans, a tall and lonely.
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The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories. Carson McCullers. 3.80. 23,369 ratings2,545 reviews. 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.”
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The Ballad of the Sad Café is a 1991 Southern Gothic drama film directed by Simon Callow in his directorial debut, and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, and Rod Steiger. Its plot follows Amelia, a moonshiner in rural 1930s Georgia whose lonely life is interrupted by the arrival of two men: First, her long-lost cousin, and later, her ...
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Edward Albee, Carson McCullers. 3.77. 1,078 ratings70 reviews. Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories includes six stories that accompany the novella about shattered dreams in a small Southern town. Amelia, the proprietor of the Sad Cafe, throws her new husband out of their bedroom on their wedding night.
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Summary. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories consists of the eponymous classic novella, alongside six short stories: "Wunderkind", "The Jockey", "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland", "The Sojourner", "A Domestic Dilemma" and "A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud", by American author Carson McCullers, published in 1951.
Apr 5, 2005 · by Carson McCullers (Author) 4.2 869 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.” "Glowingly impressive, informed with feeling and humor and poetry, [and with] a sure ...
- Carson McCullers
