The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Twentieth Century Classics)
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Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Release date: 25 October 1990
ISBN-10 : 014018130X | ISBN-13: 9780140181302
Release date: 25 October 1990
ISBN-10 : 014018130X | ISBN-13: 9780140181302
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"The go-to McCullers is usually The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, but Ballad depicts the irrational nature of love and an ill-fated love triangle better than any story I've ever read. Also: it's quite possibly the best-titled novella of all time."