The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Carson McCullers' Novella Adapted for the Stage

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Carson McCullers' Novella Adapted for the Stage

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Publisher's Synopsis

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. Torn between anger and desire the husband finally leaves town only to return some years later to find Amelia showering all her affection on a dwarf cousin who has come to live with her. The day of reckoning soon arrives and the husband and wife meet to settle their differences with their bare hands.

Book information

ISBN: 9781416577492
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Scribner Book Company
Pub date:
DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 230g
Height: 158mm
Width: 203mm
Spine width: 11mm