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Loading... The Ballad of the Sad Café [short story] (1951)by Carson McCullers
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. strange love triangle in southern town-- i was expecting more depth here, even from a work of short fiction, possibly because of my love of the heart is a lonely hunter. it felt like there was something missing here, even as i mostly enjoyed the read. there were a few mistakes throughout (saying there were 7 kids and then having only 6 names, things like that) that i found surprising and a little distracting in so short a novella. she's a truly great writer (although i didn't like the awkward opening section and weird last section, or her decision to talk to the reader as she did) but still wanted more from this. that said, it's a really nice look at her style and her themes, especially shared isolation, that she does so well. I'm overwhelmed by McCullers' spelling style and this story. She describs the surroundings rich in details and so vividly that each director wouldn't be able to reproduce it equitably. She inspirits the readers mind to dive into this landscape and the lifes of its protagonists. Miss Amalia who seems to have a strong personality and is appreciated and redoubtable in equal measure turns out to be a very lonely woman. Therefore she accepts to be mortified by two men. In the beginning it looks like she could be able to turn the tables on them but in the end she gives herself in. Even though there are a lot of people who would like to help her, her ego of independancy won't accept it. This story makes me pensively because there are still thousands of women who have to endure the violence in a partnership and aren't able to break free. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesInsel-Bücherei (Nr. 1004/1) Is contained inComplete Novels: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter / Reflections in a Golden Eye / The Ballad of the Sad Cafe / The Member of the Wedding / The Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers (indirect) Shorter Novels and Stories by Carson McCullers (indirect) Has the adaptationInspiredHas as a commentary on the text
Miss Amelias Café ist die einzige Vergnügungsstätte weit und breit. Dort verkauft die unabhängige und starke Frau ihren selbstgebrannten Schnaps, und dort lebt sie mit Vetter Lymon, einem kleinen buckligen Mann, der gar nicht ihr Vetter ist. Dann jedoch kehrt ihr ehemaliger Mann in die Stadt zurück. Eine tragische Dreiecksgeschichte aus den amerikanischen Südstaaten über die im Leben ewig zu kurz Kommenden, über Sehnsucht, Verrat, bittere Enttäuschung und kurzes Glück. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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