← Grace KingNew Orleans: The Place and the Peopleby Grace KingHistorical and cultural account of New Orleans and its inhabitantsFind on Amazon↗About the authorGrace KingGrace King was a New Orleans local colorist who offered a more defensive view of Creole culture than her contemporary George Washington Cable, but her best short fiction has lasting psychological depth. Balcony Stories is her finest collection.More by Grace KingBalcony StoriesCollection of stories depicting New Orleans Creole life and social tensions→Tales of a Time and Place→The Pleasant Ways of St. Medard→Monsieur Motte→