- Hardcover: 48 pages
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (Sep 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679800409
- ISBN-13: 978-0679800408
- Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 21.7 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,262,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Before I read the text of Capote's masterpiece, I saw the 1967 television production with Geraldine Page and literally fell in love with it. Long before the short story was adapted by many literature anthologies, I read it aloud to my students between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In fact, I had my freshmen students write letters to Mr. Capote in 1977. We were very surprised to receive a postcard of thanks from him in his distinctive, delicate script. The card is a treasure of mine to this day. Now that I have left the classroom, I take out the story and read it aloud to myself at this time of year. It is a gem. I have yet to read it without tears in my eyes when I finish. No piece of literature has ever affected me quite the way "A Christmas Memory" has. I can't imagine any Southerner reading it and not nderstanding the era and locale and the mystique of "fruitcake weather."
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
He uses the power of his pen, as powerful as his "In Cold Blood" - but this time, he warms the readers heart.. and forever.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
These wonderful stories touch my heart and stir my spirit like no other holiday stories ever have. If you can read these, and NOT recall people in your past who the stories remind you of, laugh or get a tear in your eye, you may need your pulse checked. Not only are they loaded with sentiment, humor, and emotion but Capote's incredible talent and style paint a picture that make these treasures even more precious.
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A Christmas Tradition
I have been reading this book to my children every Christmas season since they were old enough to sit still for a "long" picture book. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 1998
a christmas tradition
this book is an overlooked small masterpiece. the drawings in this particular edition, softly and delicately accurate, make it a perfect book for family reading. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 1998
a wonderful story to read aloud with family
This year our Winter Party for Book group chose to read this book aloud. As we sat around the table, we took turns reading the story. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 1997
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