New Releases by Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers was an American realist author, whose stories depict the inner lives of misfits, outcasts and other lonely people. Her characters often endure physical and psychological difficulties that complicate their natural but bizarre searches for compassion. Her masterpiece ‘The Heart is a Lonely Hunter’ is now ranked by the Modern Library as 17th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. McCullers’ work has often been described as Southern Gothic and is indicative of her Deep South roots. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents McCullers’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to McCullers’ life and works * Concise introductions to the texts * All the novels and short stories, with individual contents tables * The complete poetry and plays * Features rare poems appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Rare uncollected essays and articles * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes McCullers’ autobiography * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940) Reflections in a Golden Eye (1941) The Member of the Wedding (1946) Clock without Hands (1961) The Shorter Fiction The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951) Uncollected Short Stories The Plays The Member of the Wedding: A Play (1951) The Sojourner (1953) The Square Root of Wonderful (1958) The Poetry Sweet as a Pickle and Clean as a Pig (1964) Uncollected Poems The Non-Fiction The Mortgaged Heart (1971) Uncollected Essays The Autobiography Illumination and Night Glare (1967)

The Greatest Works of Carson McCullers is a comprehensive collection that encapsulates the profound depth and emotional resonance of McCullers'' literary prowess. Known for her distinctive Southern Gothic style, the book features her iconic works, such as "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and "Member of the Wedding," which explore themes of isolation, identity, and the human condition. McCullers'' lyrical prose and keen sense of character development create an intimate atmosphere that draws readers into the complexities of life in the Depression-era South, offering incisive commentary on social alienation and the search for connection. Carson McCullers, an influential figure in American literature, was born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1917. Her traumatic experiences and keen observations of human relationships, shaped by personal struggles''Äîincluding her own health issues''Äîrender her works deeply empathetic and insightful. McCullers emerged as a prominent voice in the Southern literary tradition, and her works continue to resonate with readers seeking depth in their exploration of emotional landscapes and social issues. This collection is a vital read for anyone interested in American literature''s evolution and cultural commentary. McCullers''Äô ability to portray the intricacies of the human heart makes this anthology not only enriching but also essential for understanding the complexities of her era and the universal questions of existence.

Questa raccolta di poesie che parlano di stelle e porcellini, di dolcetti e scherzetti, di marinai e luminose fiere d’autunno, è stata pubblicata negli Stati Uniti nel 1964 con le illustrazioni di Rolf Gérard. Lo spirito di Carson McCullers è riuscito a catturare il cuore dell’essere bambini e del parlare ai bambini. Il gusto per i piccoli giochi di parole, i momenti di festa e quelli di malinconia, gli eventi minimi che diventano giganti: rime, assonanze e ritmi accendono piccoli lampi, parole familiari e sonore da mandare a memoria per creare il proprio repertorio poetico, quello che resta con noi per sempre.

Carson McCullers'' seminal work, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, unfolds in a decaying Southern town during the Great Depression, serving as a poignant exploration of human isolation and the profound longing for connection. Utilizing a lyrical and deeply introspective narrative style, McCullers interweaves the lives of various characters, each seeking solace in the deaf-mute John Singer, a figure who embodies both hope and despair. The novel''s vivid imagery and rich character development offer a lens into the complexities of loneliness, race, and the quest for identity, reflecting the broader societal struggles of America in the 1940s. Born in 1917 in Columbus, Georgia, Carson McCullers was intimately familiar with the themes of isolation and the search for understanding that permeate her writing. Her Southern upbringing and personal experiences, including battles with illness, certainly influenced her portrayal of marginalized voices. McCullers'' keen observation of human emotion and her profound empathy for her characters stem from a life spent navigating her own feelings of alienation and longing, providing a rich backdrop for this powerful narrative. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a must-read for anyone interested in the intricacies of human relationships and the struggle for belonging. McCullers'' poignant prose invites readers to reflect on their own lives and the universal truths of love and loneliness, making it a timeless masterpiece in American literature.

A Southern woman is undone by love and gossip in the classic novella, one of seven stories in this "brilliant . . . panorama of remarkable talent" ( The New York Times). One of the most celebrated and enduringly popular works in Southern literature, this collection assembles Carson McCullers''s best stories, including her beloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Café." A haunting tale of love and violence in a small Southern town, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable woman whose home serves as the town''s gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes McCullers''s first published story, "Wunderkind," about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist. First published in 1951, The Ballad of the Sad Café was adapted for the stage by the Edward Albee and later made into a film starring Vanessa Redgrave and Keith Carradine. "McCullers''s finest stories." — The New York Times

Una maravillosa colección de poemas breves para que los lectores más jóvenes disfruten de una de las grandes autoras americanas del siglo XX. En 1964, Carson McCullers publicó Dulce como un pepinillo, limpio como un cerdito casi por casualidad, cuando su editora, Joyce Hartman, se encontró con varios de los poemas y le pidió ver más. En los veinte poemas que recoge esta edición bilingüe, la prestigiosa autora muestra de forma fresca y emotiva la mirada llena de inocencia, asombro y alegría de los más pequeños, así como su capacidad para cuestionar aquello que los adultos damos por hecho. Las delicadas y divertidas ilustraciones de Rolf Gérard, aclamado escenógrafo y pintor alemán, consiguen captar la esencia de ensueño y contemplación con la que McCullers evoca la realidad en estos versos.

A novel that became an award-winning play and a major film, and that has charmed generations of readers, The Member of the Wedding is a story of the inimitable twelve-year-old Frankie, who is utterly bored with her life until she hears about her older brother’s wedding. Bolstered by lively conversations with her house servant, Berenice, and her six-year-old cousin—and her own unbridled imagination—Frankie takes on an overly active role in the wedding, even hoping to go (uninvited) on the honeymoon. This story is a marvelous study of the agony of adolescence and of wanting to be part of something larger and more accepting than yourself. The Member of the Wedding showcases Carson McCullers at her most sensitive, astute, and lasting best. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

I den lilla staden i Georgia härskar lugnet, även om permissionssoldater gör de stekheta gatorna osäkra över veckosluten. Men så en dag förändras allt för den tolvåriga Frankie: hennes bror presenterar sin blivande fru. Genast börjar Frankie förbereda sig på sitt nya liv och bröllopsresan tillsammans med brudparet. Dagarna inför bröllopet blir hektiska. Hon ska byta namn, bli en annan person, hon ska skriva ett avskedsbrev till sin far och hon ska snart få se snö och för första gången bli en del av världen. Bröllopsgästen är en häpnadsväckande modern roman med stark intensitet, omtagningsteknik och oförglömliga personporträtt. Frankie blir till en av McCullers mest berörande skildringar av den unga begåvade flickan som längtar bort. Hon vet så mycket mer än sina jämnåriga men är oförmögen att förstå hur världen omkring henne fungerar. Kokerskan Berenice Sadie Brown, den bastanta svarta kvinnan med ett öga, får stå för förnuftet och omsorgen, samtidigt som hennes starka livsberättelse i det segregerade Georgia skär genom romanen. Nu presenteras Bröllopsgästen i en efterlängtad nyöversättning och med ett nyskrivet förord av författaren Tove Folkesson. "En utomordentligt fängslande, sammansatt studie i den brådmogna förpubertetens psykologi. Bland det finaste jag läst av amerikansk prosa." Per Wästberg

Miss Amelia driver ett framgångsrikt destilleri och en handelsbod. En dag kommer en puckelryggig man förbi och från den dagen förändras allt i staden. Snart öppnas ett café och staden och dess invånare lever upp så fort fabriksvisslan signalerar arbetsdagens slut. Men så en dag hinner miss Amelias förflutna ikapp henne och en tidigare make knackar på dörren. Det blir inledningen på ett triangeldrama som inte liknar något annat i världslitteraturen. Carson McCullers korta mästerverk Balladen om det sorgsna kaféet utspelas i den amerikanska Södern där kedjefångarnas sång kan liknas vid en grekisk kör. Men det är också en innerlig sång om kärlek och ensamhet och om när kärlek blir till våld, hat och svek. Nu presenteras Balladen om det sorgsna kaféet i nyöversättning tillsammans med sju aldrig tidigare publicerade noveller samt ett nyskrivet förord av Stina Stoor.

Centrada en el ambiente de una pequeña ciudad sureña y en un grupo de personas que--en torno a la figura emblemática del sordomundo John Singer, el personaje más conseguido de esta genial autora--tienen en común la esencial soledad, su marginalidad y el rechazo de una sociedad que les ignora, El corazón es un cazador solitario es ya un clásico de la narrativa contemporánea.

NUEVA COLECCIÓN CON ILUSTRACIONES DE SARA MORANTE EN EL 100.o ANIVERSARIO DEL NACIMIENTO Y EL 50.o ANIVERSARIO DE LA MUERTE DE CARSON MCCULLERS Una de las grandes maestras de la literatura norteamericana, un clásico indiscutible. La memoria de un tiempo convertido en ficción. Escrita al dictado meses antes de morir con tan sólo cincuenta años de edad. Saltándose todas las pautas cronológicas de una autobiografía al uso, McCullers sigue el curso espontáneo de las asociaciones de ideas de un soliloquio confidencial. Por deseo expreso de la autora, se incluye el epistolario que durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial mantuvo con su marido, Reeves McCullers. Con prólogo de Elena Poniatowska.

« L''ennui, c''est qu''il continuait à voir Sara comme dans un brouillard. Et tout le reste aussi, à cette époque. À croire que tout se brouillait dans sa tête et qu''il devenait fou. (...) Il avait toujours faim, et toujours le sentiment de quelque chose qui se préparait. Quelque chose de terrible qui le détruisait. Mais il refusait que ce pressentiment atteigne son esprit. (...) Il était sur le point de devenir un homme, et il avait dix-sept ans. » Des nouvelles, quelques poésies, la première et magistrale esquisse de son grand roman, Le Cœur est un chasseur solitaire : Le Cœur hypothéqué rassemble les écrits de Carson McCullers publiés de son vivant dans la presse ou restés inédits. Tous les thèmes chers à l''auteur s''y retrouvent : l''angoisse de la solitude, le besoin d''aimer et d''être aimé, la difficulté de communiquer, la délicate expression des sentiments... Mais aussi la légèreté de l''écriture et la précision clinique du récit.

« Il existe dans le Sud un fort où, voici quelques années, un meurtre fut commis. Les acteurs de ce drame furent deux officiers, un soldat, deux femmes, un Philippin et un cheval. » Au début du siècle dernier, dans une garnison isolée du sud des États-Unis, le hasard tisse entre deux femmes et trois hommes des relations singulières. Rapports d’autorité et conflits sexuels sont au coeur de l’intrigue que Carson McCullers développe avec cette exquise subtilité qui lui est propre. Coloré tour à tour de lyrisme, de suspense et d’humour, ce roman dévoile les modalités d’un drame imputable moins au hasard des situations qu’à la psychologie des personnages et aux ressorts inconscients qui inspirent souvent notre conduite. Reflets dans un oeil d’or a été adapté au cinéma dans un film culte de John Huston avec Marlon Brando et Elizabeth Taylor dans les rôles principaux. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Pierre Nordon postface de Tennessee Williams.

Dans une petite ville de Géorgie, au fin fond des Etats-Unis, deux hommes se meurent : l''un est rongé par une maladie incurable, l''autre est tenaillé par le souvenir du vieux Sud. A leurs solitudes respectives correspondent celles de deux adolescents qu''une affection mutuelle mais dangereusement ambivalente rapproche. Dans son roman testament, publié en 1961 après des années de silence, Carson McCullers explore le coeur des hommes avec une compréhension et une compassion inouïes, et réussit à atteindre ce divin équilibre entre cruauté et tendresse.

De ballade van het treurige café is een klassieke geschiedenis van liefde, verraad en wraak. Het vormt een hoogtepunt in het kleine maar magistrale oeuvre van Carson McCullers, een van de grote schrijvers uit het zuiden van de Verenigde Staten. Miss Amelia, sterk en onafhankelijk, beheert een winkel. Afgezien van een huwelijk dat niet langer dan tien dagen standhield, is ze altijd alleen geweest. Dan verschijnt haar neef Lymon ten tonele. Deze gebochelde dwerg weet slapende gevoelens van tederheid in Miss Amelia wakker te maken. Samen maken ze van de winkel een café, tot groot genoegen van deomwonenden. Maar de idylle duurt niet lang...

A landmark gathering of McCullers’ shorter works, including all her published stories, plays, essays, poems, and an unfinished autobiography Celebrated worldwide for her masterly novels, Carson McCullers was equally accomplished, and equally moving, when writing in shorter forms. This Library of America volume brings together for the first time her twenty extraordinary stories, along with plays, essays, memoirs, and poems. Here are the indelible tales “Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland” and “A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.” as well as her previously uncollected story about the civil rights movement, “The March”; her award- winning Broadway play The Member of the Wedding and the unpublished teleplay The Sojourner; twenty-two essays; and the revealing unfinished memoir Illumination and Night Glare. This wide-ranging gathering of shorter works reveals new depths and dimensions of the writer whom V. S. Pritchett praised for her “courageous imagination—one that is bold enough to consider the terrible in human nature without loss of nerve, calm, dignity, or love.” LIBRARY OF AMERICA is 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.

Un soldato arrestato per voyeurismo, un delitto che svela un mondo dove si intrecciano sadismo, omosessualità e ossessione, un ritratto scabroso del Sud degli Stati Uniti. Il capolavoro di una delle piú grandi e spregiudicate scrittrici americane.

''A Wunderkind - a Wunderkind a Wunderkind. The syllables would come out rolling in the deep German way, roar against her ears and then fall to a murmur...'' Writing about outcasts, dreamers and misfits in the Deep South, Carson McCullers was acclaimed for her sympathetic depictions of loneliness, the need for understanding and the search for love. These four masterly stories of eccentrics, failed prodigies, injustice and hope, written when she was in her twenties, explore the human condition with humour and pathos. This book includes Wunderkind, The Jockey, Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland, A Tree, A Rock and A Cloud.

Con tan sólo 23 años, Carson McCullers publicó El corazón es un cazador solitario, una de las obras capitales de la narrativa contemporánea. Estas páginas presentan, por primera vez en nuestra lengua, el esbozo inicial de la novela –titulada en un principio «El mudo»– y revelan el proceso de creación del personaje más emblemático de la autora, el sordomudo John Singer. Los textos que siguen, también inéditos en castellano, conceden al lector el privilegio de compartir los pensamientos sobre literatura de Carson McCullers: el despertar de su vocación de escritora, su pasión por la lectura, su admiración por Isak Dinesen o los paralelismos entre la escritura sureña y los realistas rusos. «Los siete ensayos que completan este libro [...] regresan una y otra vez a esos días en los que una joven solitaria y única y convaleciente leía todo lo que caía en sus manos y en sus ojos (novelas rusas, cuentos góticos) y se soltaba del teclado de un piano para colgarse del teclado de una máquina de escribir para así experimentar cómo germinaba en ella el sueño despierto de su primera pero no última "misteriosa creación". Óiganla —léanla— florecer.» Rodrigo Fresán

Bajo el título de uno de ellos, La balada del café triste, se agrupan en este libro varios de los relatos más significativos de la singular y sutil narrativa de Carson McCullers, que han accedido ya a la consideración de clásicos de la moderna literatura norteamericana y constituyen incursiones en la silenciosa, secreta y sagrada intimidad del alma de sus personajes. Narrados con un prodigioso sentido de la construcción, los relatos de Carson McCullers alcanzan una resonancia interior que va mucho más allá de su sencilla y directa observación de la realidad. El mundo punzante, desesperanzado y profundamente poético de Carson McCullers constituye, en palabras de Edith Sitwell el legado de «una escritora trascendental».

Numa cidadezinha do sul dos Estados Unidos, no final dos anos 1930, os efeitos da Grande Depressão ainda se fazem sentir. Personagens como Biff Brannon, dono do restaurante que nunca fecha na cidade; a garota Mick, forçada a passar abruptamente da infância à idade adulta; o agitador marxista Jake Blount; o médico negro Benedict Copeland, que atende de graça os pacientes pobres e luta pela emancipação racial, enfrentam, além da carência material, o flagelo da solidão e da incomunicabilidade. O centro da narrativa, em que cada capítulo assume o ponto de vista de um personagem, é o mudo John Singer, um homem triste e solitário, que por sua serenidade enigmática é visto como um santo pela comunidade. O coração é um caçador solitário foi publicado em 1940, quando a autora tinha apenas 23 anos, e obteve reconhecimento imediato. O romance foi adaptado para o cinema em 1968 pelo diretor Robert Ellis Miller e publicado no Brasil, com outra tradução, nos anos 80. "As histórias dentro da história de O coração é um caçador solitário incluem alguns dos escritos mais bonitos que McCullers já produziu." - The New Yorker, 2001. Eleito pela revista Time um dos melhores romances em língua inglesa dos últimos oitenta anos.

El cor és un caçador solitari, publicat per primera vegada en català el 1965, és una de les novel·les més remarcables de la literatura nord-americana. L''autora hi descriu l''aïllament espiritual, simbolitzat per un personatge sord-mut, i la recerca difícil de l''amor. Les notacions sudistes confirmen els caràcters d''aquest imaginari torturat, per al qual injustícies i misèria moral s''alien en la constatació de la solitud humana.

“Essential reading for any serious beginning writer . . . illuminating.” —San Francisco Chronicle Carson McCullers is renowned for her Southern Gothic fiction and for such modern classics as The Member of the Wedding. This collection includes an assortment of her earliest work, written mostly before she was nineteen. Included are stories, essays, articles, poems, and writing about writing—including the working outline of “The Mute,” which would become her bestselling novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter—as well as an introduction by Joyce Carol Oates. As new generations continue to discover the work of Carson McCullers, this volume provides both an enjoyable read and an inspiring look at the beginning of a brilliant literary career.

More than 30 years after it was written, the autobiography of Carson McCullers finally will be published. From a precocious childhood to her painful decline from crippling strokes, McCullers offers poignant, unabashed remembrances of early writing successes, family and intense relationships. 21 photos.

In one volume, the complete short fiction of the author of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, including her two most renowned novellas. 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 including loneliness in marriage and the tragicomedy of life in the South. Included in this volume are “The Member of the Wedding” and “The Ballad of the Sad Café,” novellas that Tennessee Williams judged to be “assuredly among the masterpieces of our language.” “McCullers patented the Southern gothic genre that embraces grotesque, morbid characters with such pervading themes as unrequited love and wounded adolescence. Largely set in the South and richly autobiographical, her writings have endured because of their great power and originality.” —Library Journal

This collection of nineteen stories includes "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland," "The Haunted Boy," "The Member of the Wedding," "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," several early stories, and other important works.

A transient stops at an all-night cafe and explains to the owner and a paperboy how the science of love helped him to recover after his wife left him.