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Wunderkind Study Guide

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by Carson McCullers
About 64 pages (19,309 words)

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Wunderkind Study Guide consists of approx. 64 pages of summaries and analysis on Wunderkind by Carson McCullers. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Wunderkind is the story of Frances, a gifted teen-aged pianist living in Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1930s. At first Frances exceeds all expectations but comes to discover that she can't maintain her own high standards. Her music instructor, Mr. Bilderbach, calls her Bienchen, a term of endearment and reserves her English name for those days when he is especially exasperated with her. To everyone else he refers to Frances as a wunderkind, a child prodigy. (read more)
      Detailed Summary & Analysis

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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