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The ballad of the sad café

Presents a drama, set in a backwards southern town, about a cafe owner, her jailbird husband, and a dwarf who claims to be her relative. Together they form a bizarre, highly charged triangle that sets the town talking and waiting for the emotional explosion that is sure to come.

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  • "SHORT STORIES. A classic work that has charmed generations, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including her beloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe." A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces listeners to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place."
  • "Presents a drama, set in a backwards southern town, about a cafe owner, her jailbird husband, and a dwarf who claims to be her relative. Together they form a bizarre, highly charged triangle that sets the town talking and waiting for the emotional explosion that is sure to come."@en
  • "This is the tale of Miss Amelia , gaunt and lonely owner of a small-town store; and how she squandered her love on Cousin Lymon, the little strutting hunchback who turned the store into a cafe; and how her rejected husband, Marvin Macy came back and stole the hunchback's heart. Other stories included are Wunderkind, A domestic dilemma and Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland."
  • "A classic work that has charmed generations, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories."
  • "A classic work that has charmed generations, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories."@en
  • "Miss Amelia, the owner of the only cafe in a Southern town, Marvin, her jailbird husband, and their dwarf cousin Lymam, are a bizarre triangle that sets the town talking."
  • "Miss Amelia, the owner of the only cafe in a Southern town, Marvin, her jailbird husband, and their dwarf cousin Lymam, are a bizarre triangle that sets the town talking."@en
  • "This collection assembles [the author's] best stories, including her ... 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.... The collection also includes "Wunderkind," [her] 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. -Back cover."

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  • "Short stories"
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  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "The ballad of the sad café"
  • "The ballad of the sad café"@en
  • "The ballad of the sad cafe"
  • "The ballad of the sad cafe"@en
  • "The ballad of the Sad Café : and other stories"
  • "The ballad of the Sad Cafe : and other short stories"@en
  • "The ballad of the sad café and other stories"

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