The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century.
"A remarkable bookFrom the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the reader."
Wonderfully attuned to the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition, and with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South, McCullers spins a haunting, unforgettable story that gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreatedand, through Mick, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty.