false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170296877m/45786.jpg 45786 3 Carson McCullers--novelist, dramatist, poet--was at the peak of her powers as a writer of short fiction. Here are nineteen stories that explore her signature themes: wounded adolescence, loneliness in marriage, and the tragicomedy of life in the South. Here too are "The Member of the Wedding" and "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," novellas that Tennessee Williams judged to be "assuredly among the masterpieces of our language." (A Mariner Reissue) 144777 1987 Collected Stories of Carson McCullers total:278|5:124|4:101|3:47|2:6|1:0| 278 1177 423 27 3 1 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 15:43:23 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 15:59:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 17:17:56 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 17:42:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 23:25:04 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 00:07:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 21 09:25:56 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 12 09:53:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 11:53:36 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 01:51:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 11:53:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 22:22:04 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 22:41:12 -0800 2008
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I was most moved by "Member of The Wedding". Absolutely devastated by the brief and terrible description John Henry's death near the end of the book (he reminded me of my own son). A little surprised there wasn't more detail as to Frankie's feelings about his demise...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 17 20:45:14 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 20:59:24 -0700 2007
Carson McCullers breaks every one of Strunk & White's rules. And she demonstrates how there are exceptions to every rule. I envy, sit in awe, and wish I could write so beautifully.]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 29 21:06:23 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 21:09:08 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 10 10:42:07 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 10:42:07 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 30 17:30:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 08:02:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 17:30:24 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 25 15:47:29 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 15:47:29 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Apr 30 12:06:14 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 12:08:08 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=45786