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Carson McCullers was all of 23 when she published her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. She became an overnight literary sensation, and soon such authors as Tennessee Williams were calling her "the greatest prose writer that the South [has] produced." The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter tells an unforgettable tale of moral isolation in a small southern mill town in the 1930s.

She was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia. Her dream was to become a concert pianist, though she’d been writing since she was sixteen and the influence of music was evident throughout her work. Her first novel—The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter—was published in 1940 when she was twenty-three and overnight, Carson McCullers became the most widely talked-about writer of the time. Mary Dearborn gives us the first full picture of one of America’s greatest writers, a complex artist who was decades ahead of her time, a writer who understood—and captured, the heart and longing of the outcast.

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

The best way to experience this classic of the American South is by joining five-time Academy Award nominee and Best Actress winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, Thelma & Louise) as she guides the listener on a journey through the anguish of adolescence and isolation.

Set on a Southern army base in the 1930s, Reflections in a Golden Eye tells the story of Captain Penderton, a bisexual whose life is upset by the arrival of Major Langdon, a charming womanizer who has an affair with Penderton's tempestuous and flirtatious wife, Leonora. Upon the novel's publication in 1941, reviewers were unsure of what to make of its relatively scandalous subject matter.

How do you tell the real story of someone misremembered - an icon and idol - alongside your own? Jenn Shapland’s celebrated debut is both question and answer: an immersive, surprising exploration of one of America’s most beloved writers, alongside a genre-defying examination of identity, queerness, memory, obsession, and love.

John Singer is a lonely deaf-mute who comes to stay as a lodger in Mick's house. No-one knows where he's from. A disparate group of people who live in the town are drawn towards Singer's kind, sympathetic nature: the owner of the café where Singer eats every day, an angry socialist drunkard, a frustrated Black doctor. Each pours their heart out to Singer, their silent confidant. And he in turn changes their disenchanted lives in ways the could never imagine.

In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson—the only one he’d granted since retiring from hosting The Tonight Show a decade earlier. Zehme was tapped for the Esquire feature story thanks to his years of legendary celebrity profiles, and the resulting piece portrayed Carson as more human being than showbiz legend. Shortly after Carson’s death in 2005 and urged on by many of those closest to Carson, Zehme signed a contract to do an expansive biography.

Nueva edición de la obra de Carson McCullers en el 100 aniversario de su nacimiento y el 50 aniversario de su muerte. La obra de una de las grandes maestras de la literatura norteamericana con un nuevo diseño de Sara Morante y prólogos actualizados. La prosa rabiosamente lúcida que recorre "Reflejos en un ojo dorado" convierte esta novela brutal en mucho más que la historia de un crimen. Una de las más acabadas muestras del arte de esta escritora excepciona.

Una de las grandes maestras de la literatura norteamericana, un clásico indiscutible. Escrita en 1940 con tan sólo veintitrés años, "El corazón es un cazador solitario" fue la primera novela de Carson McCullers y dio a conocer la magnitud de su talento. Un clásico de la narrativa contemporánea que revolucionó el panorama literario norteamericano y se convirtió inmediatamente en una de las obras capitales de la narrativa. Con prólogo de Elvira Lindo.

Gangly, outspoken 12-year-old Frankie Addams yearns to belong to the “we of me,” and in a Southern kitchen, pours her heart out to the family cook, Berenice. One of the most beautiful plays ever written about loneliness and love.

La obra de una de las grandes maestras de la literatura norteamericana con prólogos actualizados. 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. Prólogo de Paulina Flores.

Bio podcast Billy Carson AKA 4biddenknowledge shares the untold truth about the worlds ancient past and how it relates to today’s technology and societies ways. From his own experience traveling around the world multiple times, visiting sacred sites, and interviewing natives, 4biddenknowledge has been able to uncover what actually took place in ancient times. He also delves deep into spirituality, metaphysics, and esoteric knowledge in this podcast series. Listen and learn about consciousness and our real history with Billy The revolution of consciousness has begun! Visit ...

Una de las grandes maestras de la literatura norteamericana, un clásico indiscutible. Estas páginas presentan el esbozo inicial de la novela El corazón es un cazador solitario –titulada en un principio El mudo— y revelan el proceso de creación del personaje más emblemático de McCullers. Añade también otros escritos de la autora sobre literatura y escritura.

Nueva edición de la obra de Carson McCullers en el 100º. aniversario de su nacimiento y el 50º. aniversario de su muerte. Reloj sin manecillas, considerada por muchos "su obra más impresionante" (Atlantic Monthly), es la última novela de Carson McCullers, relata los destinos cruzados de cuatro memorables personajes cuyas vidas son fiel reflejo de las injusticias sociales, la soledad espiritual y la naturaleza confusa del amor en el turbador sur estadounidense de los años cincuenta. - Nueva edición de la obra con prólogo de Jesús Carrasco.

John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I’m Not Psycho", he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash?

Quand la gigantesque Miss Amelia accueille un gringalet bossu qui se prétend son parent, les rumeurs s'enflamment. Va-t-elle l'abattre pour le détrousser ? Son magasin rouvre, transformé en café. Il devient un lieu incontournable pour la clientèle que Cousin Lymon distrait de sa vie misérable. Les deux êtres que tout oppose s'associent corps et âmes, pour le meilleur et pour le pire. La ballade du café triste, Wunderkind, Un problème familial... Carson McCullers a élaboré de 1936 à 1951 ce recueil de sept nouvelles où l'alcool et la musique coulent à flots.

Hjertet er en ensom vandrer er sydstatsforfatteren Carson McCullers mesterværk fra 1940. Da den døvstumme mr. Singers bedste ven, grækeren Antonapoulus bliver anbragt på et sindssygehospital, flytter han ind hos Mick Kelly i en lille by i Georgia i 1930'erne. Mr. Singer bliver ven med den unge Mick, kommunisten og drankeren Jake Blout, den sorte læge dr.

Miss Amelias Café ist die einzige Vergnügungsstätte weit und breit. Dort verkauft die unabhängige und starke Frau ihren selbstgebrannten Schnaps, und dort lebt sie mit Vetter Lymon, einem kleinen buckligen Mann, der gar nicht ihr Vetter ist. Dann jedoch kehrt ihr ehemaliger Mann in die Stadt zurück. Eine tragische Dreiecksgeschichte aus den amerikanischen Südstaaten über die im Leben ewig zu kurz Kommenden, über Sehnsucht, Verrat, bittere Enttäuschung und kurzes Glück.

Was ist eigentlich „normal“? Eine Frage, die sich wohl nie wirklich wird beantworten lassen. In Carson McCullers Roman „Spiegelbild im goldnen Auge“ sprengen jedenfalls alle Beteiligten die Grenzen einer rigiden, vermeintlichen „Normalität“. Ehebruch, Homosexualität, erotische Obsessionen, psychische Probleme, selbst das einfach nur anders sein als die anderen – nichts davon darf sein im streng reglementierten Mikrokosmos einer Garnison in den Südstaaten der USA.