Few writers have expressed loneliness, the need for human understanding and the search for love with such power and poetic sensibility as the American writer Carson McCullers. In The Ballad of the Sad Café, a tale of unrequited love, Miss Amelia, a spirited, unconventional woman, runs a small-town store and, except for a marriage that lasted just ten days, has always lived alone. Then Cousin Lymon appears from nowhere, a little, strutting hunchback who steals Miss Amelia`s heart. Together they transform the store into a lively, popular café. But when her rejected husband Marvin Macy returns, the result is a bizarre love triangle that brings with it violence, hatred and betrayal. Six stories by Carson McCullers also appear in this volume. WUNDERKIND;THE JOCKEY;MADAME ZILENSKY AND THE KING OF FINLAND;THE SOJOURNER;A DOMESTIC DILEMMA;A TREE, A ROCK, A CLOUD The Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson McCullers od authora Carson McCullers a nakladatelství v kategorii Knihy za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' 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 readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind," McCullers' 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. Autor : Carson McCullers, Druh sortimentu : Kniha, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Jazyk : Angličtina, Počet stran : neuvedeno