The Darfsteller and other stories Book

Read the title story in another anthology, said this about it there:

A novelette that is brilliant, enchanting, literary, engaging, and very much ahead of its time. It's not even sexist, as we're led to expect that all fiction from the era is. Why have none of the other anthologies that I've read reprinted this short novel, by author of the well-known and deservedly lauded A Canticle for Leibowitz?! Don't be put off by the title. If you've ever felt pressured by the pace of technological advances, if you have any interest in the performing arts, if you've ever had a demeaning job, if you've ever loved & lost... read this story!

Darfsteller is an unfortunate title. But at least the story is a bit easier than A Canticle for Leibowitz. And it gives us a lot to think about, including a main character who is not heroic, not even all that likable. I want to read other shorter works by the author!