"A
grotesque human triangle in a primitive Southern town. . .A young boy
learning the difficult lessons of manhood . . . An experience in a fateful
encounter with his native land and former love. . . These are parts of
the world of Carson McCullers--a world of the lost, the injured, the eternal
strangers at life's feast. Here are brilliant revelations of love and
longing, bitter heartbreak and occasional happiness -- tales that probe
the very heart of human existence. Here are the artistry, compassion and
pitiless insight of one of the truly great writers of our time" (back
cover of Bantam's 1976 paperback version)
Stories:
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
- Wunderkind
- The Jockey
- Madame Zilensky and the King of Findland
- The Sojourner
- A Domestic Dilemna
- A Tree- A Rock- A Cloud
