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'The only four things that interested me were: reading books, going to the movies, tap-dancing and drawing pictures. Then one day I started writing . . .' Truman Capote began writing at the age of eight, and never looked back. A Capote Reader contains much of the author's published work: his brilliant and prolific oeuvre of fiction, travel sketches, portraits, reportage and essays. It includes all twelve of his celebrated short stories, together with The Grass Harp and Breakfast at Tiffany's. There are vivid sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and fascinating insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Generous space is devoted to reportage including 'The Muses Are Heard', on his trip to Communist Europe in the 1950s with the cast of Porgy and Bess. In all, A Capote Reader demonstrates the chameleon talents of one of America's most versatile and gifted writers.
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Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1925 and was raised in various parts of the south, his family spending winters in New Orleans and summers in Alabama and New Georgia. By the age of fourteen he had already started writing short stories, some of which were published. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for the New Yorker which provided his first - and last - regular job. Following his spell with the New Yorker, Capote spent two years on a Louisiana farm where he wrote Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). He lived, at one time or another, in Greece, Italy, Africa and the West Indies, and travelled in Russia and the Orient. He is the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories (1949), The Grass Harp (1951), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), In Cold Blood (1965), which immediately became the centre of a storm of controversy on its publication, Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986), all of which are published by Penguin. Truman Capote died in August 1984.
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FOR SEVERAL YEARS, MRS. H. T. MILler had lived alone in a pleasant apartment (two rooms with kitchenette) in a remodeled brownstone near the East River. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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FOR SEVERAL YEARS, MRS. H. T. MILler had lived alone in a pleasant apartment (two rooms with kitchenette) in a remodeled brownstone near the East River. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For anyone who (shock, horror) has not had the pleasure of reading Truman Capote, this is the ideal place to start. This collection provides a fabulous tour de force of the talents of this most adaptable writer. The beautiful 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', a bittersweet, memsmerising mix of cynicism and love, would make the book worthwhile on its own. However, we are also given intimate pen portraits of his fellow luminaries (including Marylin Monroe and Marlon Brando), the sinsiter and macabre mists of his earlier short stories, most notably 'The Headless Hawk', and the comfortable Southern summers of 'The Grass Harp'. The perfect book to hide away by the fire with.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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While this collection does not include "In Cold Blood", "Other Voices, Other Rooms" or "Answered Prayers" it includes most of Capote's short stories and travel sketeches, reportage and two novels including "Breakfast at Tiffanys". The mix of long and short pieces make it an excellent travel read. A highly recommended introduction to the man's work.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Truman Capote was one of the finest writers of the 20th Century. "In Cold Blood" was a masterpiece and influenced an entire generation of writers, and continues to do so.
Capote's parallel (rather stupid) social life and bitchy personality must not be confused with his startling ability to write wonderful prose and meaningful emotions. We must not judge the writer by his life, for by all accounts Capote's was somewhat wasted. He peaked early and died early. That is literature's loss. But I defy anyone to read this book and not agree that he was utterly superb.
For anyone who wants to write, I recommend this book as invaluable schooling.
For anyone who simply wants to enjoy the art of great writing, it is equally recommended.
Put simply: buy it, read it and then re-read it.
Capote is the epitome of what a writer can, should and must be.
Gifted, poetic, articulate, original, witty, understanding: a perceptive observer, interpreter and recorder of LIFE!
Simon 2
Capote's parallel (rather stupid) social life and bitchy personality must not be confused with his startling ability to write wonderful prose and meaningful emotions. We must not judge the writer by his life, for by all accounts Capote's was somewhat wasted. He peaked early and died early. That is literature's loss. But I defy anyone to read this book and not agree that he was utterly superb.
For anyone who wants to write, I recommend this book as invaluable schooling.
For anyone who simply wants to enjoy the art of great writing, it is equally recommended.
Put simply: buy it, read it and then re-read it.
Capote is the epitome of what a writer can, should and must be.
Gifted, poetic, articulate, original, witty, understanding: a perceptive observer, interpreter and recorder of LIFE!
Simon 2
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Entertaining and addictive!
You know how you go into a grocery store to buy a pint of milk and come out with a bag full of stuff? Read more
Published 2 months ago by MR J. R.LOWELL
classic must-read book
A friend lent me the book, it was a very rewarding read, it's a big book but the book is short stories and they are really easy to read, it was very funny at times epsecially the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by scampdan
In deep Capote reading
Over 700 pages of Capote (in very small script), more than 10 days of relaxed reading. If you are a Capote fan, this is the book. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Adrian Iacomi
An introduction to Capote's writing.
I bought this book after watching the film 'In Cold Blood'. Philip Seymour Hoffman made Truman Capote seem so interesting that I decided to acquaint myself with his work. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Snowman
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