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th~eddin
is unclassifiable. It is written with all the skill of a great technician. The
cipal characters are a little boy of seven, a girl of twelve, and a Negro wo1nal
of forty
odd. With these simple· elements, the author achieves great
tional range and even greater subtlety of tone.
"R
arely has emotional turbulence been so delicately conveyed.
McCuller's language has the freshness, quaintness and gentleness of a
tive .child."
New York
''Under the influence of her prose the reader has the illusion of cut'#ot4ISI
heightened perception; of suddenly knowing the answers
.••
An
imJ~ortll4
and serious work of fiction whi&h deserves reading and rereading."
Sterling North, Chicago
UlV£
.
What it essays to do it accomplishes with an exquisite nervous
,..,....""
Lewis Gannett, N.Y. Herald
))I.
CJrson McCuffers
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