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Six stories including "Wunderkind," "A Domestic Dilemma," and "The Sojourner" accompany the novella about shattered dreams in a small Southern town.
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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. Newly reset and available for the first time in a handsome trade paperback edition, The Ballad of the Sad Café is a brilliant study of love and longing from one of the South&;s finest writers.
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