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Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers

Born 19 February 1917 · Died 29 September 1967

Carson McCullers was an American writer. She wrote novels, short stories, and two plays, as well as essays and some poetry.

Quotes

  • “In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise.”
    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  • “Some kind of music was too private to sing in a house cram full of people. It was funny, too, how lonesome a person could be in a crowded house.”
    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  • “The most fatal thing a man can do is try to stand alone.”
    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  • “If you walk along the main street on an August afternoon there is nothing whatsoever to do.”
    The Ballad of the Sad Café
  • “She belonged to no club and was a member of nothing in the world. Frankie had become an unjoined person who hung around in the doorways, and she was afraid.”
    Chapter 1

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Books by Carson McCullers in order

Books by Carson McCullers in the order they were published, from The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940) to Yalniz Bir Avcidir Yürek (2017).

  1. 1The Heart Is a Lonely HunterThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter1940
  2. 2Reflections in a Golden EyeReflections in a Golden Eye1941
  3. 3The Member of the WeddingThe Member of the Wedding1946
  4. 4The Ballad of The Sad Cafe' Including alsoThe Heart Is a LonThe Ballad of The Sad Cafe' Including alsoThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Member of the Wedding and New Short Stories1951
  5. 5The ballad of the sad café and other storiesThe ballad of the sad café and other stories1958
  6. 6The Square Root of WonderfulThe Square Root of Wonderful1958
  7. 7Clock Without HandsClock Without Hands1961
  8. 8Sweet as a Pickle and Clean as a PigSweet as a Pickle and Clean as a Pig1964
  9. 9The Shorter Novels and Stories of Carson McCullersThe Shorter Novels and Stories of Carson McCullers1972
  10. 10Ballad Of The Sad CafeBallad Of The Sad Cafe1983
  11. 11SuckerSucker1986
  12. 12Collected StoriesCollected Stories1987
  13. 13The ballad of the sad café and other stories ; The heart is The ballad of the sad café and other stories ; The heart is a lonely hunter ; The member of the wedding1991
  14. 14Illumination and Night GlareIllumination and Night Glare1999
  15. 15Complete NovelsComplete Novels2001
  16. 16The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter/Reflections in a Golden Eye/TheThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter/Reflections in a Golden Eye/The Ballad of the Sad Cafe/The Member of the Wedding/The Clock Without Hands2001
  17. 17Frankie AddamsFrankie Addams2009
  18. 18La balada del café tristeLa balada del café triste2011
  19. 19WunderkindWunderkind2011
  20. 20Carson McCullersCarson McCullers2017
  21. 21Yalniz Bir Avcidir YürekYalniz Bir Avcidir Yürek2017

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