The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers
Set in a small, desolate Southern town, the book tells the story of Miss Amelia, a lonesome and eccentric woman who operates a café. Her life takes a turn when her estranged husband, Marvin Macy, a brutal man, and Cousin Lymon, a hunchbacked dwarf who she falls in love with, come to town. The book explores themes of love, loneliness, and isolation, as Miss Amelia's love for Cousin Lymon leads to her downfall and the café's closure.
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- Published
- 1951
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160-176
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.8)
- Alternate Titles
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- La Balada Del Café Triste
- The Ballad Of The Sad Café And Other Stories
- The Ballad of the Sad Café
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- A Response to David Handlin’s “One Hundred Best American Novels” (The American Scholar)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
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