Carson Mccullers: Stories, Plays & Other Writings by Carson McCullers (9781598535112)

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Celebrated worldwide for her masterly novels, Carson McCullerswas equally accomplished, and equally moving, when writingin shorter forms. This Library of America volume bringstogether for the first time her twenty extraordinary stories,along with plays, essays, memoirs, and poems. Here are theindelible tales "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland"and "A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud." as well as her previouslyuncollected story about the civil rights movement, "TheMarch"; her award- winning Broadway play The Member ofthe Wedding and the unpublished teleplay The Sojourner;twenty-two essays; and the revealing unfinished memoirIllumination and Night Glare. This wide-ranging gatheringof shorter works reveals new depths and dimensions of thewriter whom V. S. Pritchett praised for her "courageousimagination-one that is bold enough to consider the terriblein human nature without loss of nerve, calm, dignity, or love."

LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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