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Including a previously-unpublished story The Bargain , Truman Capote s The Complete Stories is the first ever complete collection stories from one of the masters of American literature, and the author of Breakfast at Tiffany s. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Reynolds Price.Passionate, perceptive and eloquent, the short stories of Truman Capote are amon the greatest works of twentieth-century American fiction. This new collection gathers them all together for the first time: from early, eerie Southern Gothic tales such as Miriam and The Headless Hawk , to the brilliantly evocative Children On Their Birth-days and the tenderly autobiographical A Christmas Memory - an affectionate portrayal of Capote s own Alabama upbringing. Whether describing the Deep South of his childhood, or considering city life with the penetrating gaze of an outsider - as in Among the Paths to Eden and the hitherto unpublished The Bargain - these stories rank among Capote s finest work: acutely observed tales from a unique and brilliant mind.Truman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for The New Yorker, which provided his first - and last - regular job. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction - short stories, novels and novellas, travel writing, profiles, reportage, memoirs, plays and films; his other works include In Cold Blood (1965), Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986), all of which are published in Penguin Modern Classics.If you enjoyed The Complete Stories, you might like Capote s Breakfast at Tiffany s, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. One of the century s greatest storytellers Independent on Sunday

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A FASCINATING TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, INTRIGUE AND UNFORGIVABLE BETRAYAL, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES Readers LOVE Capote s Women: A genuinely fascinating account of a great writer and his muses. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it! Fabulous book about a extremely complicated and complex character. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You won t want to put this down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There are certain women, Truman Capote wrote, who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to be rich. These women captivated and enchanted Capote - he befriended them, received their deepest confidences, and ingratiated himself into their lives. From Barbara Babe Paley to Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy s sister) they were the toast of mid-century New York, each beautiful and distinguished in her own way.For years, Capote had been trying to write what he believed would be his magnum opus, Answered Prayers. But when he eventually published a few chapters in Esquire, the barely fictionalised lives (and scandals) of his closest female confidantes were laid bare for all to see. The blowback incinerated his relationships and banished Capote from their high-society world forever.In Capote s Women, New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer investigates the true story of the renowned author and his famous friends, weaving a fascinating tale of friendship, intrigue, and betrayal. DREAM HOLIDAY READING. . . SUNDAY TIMES ABSOLUTELY PERFECT POOLSIDE READING THE TIMES BARRELING AND WELL-RESEARCHED MAIL ON SUNDAY A JUICY, ENGAGING READ SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

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The chilling true crime non-fiction novel that made Truman Capote s name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative published in Penguin Modern Classics.Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote s comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely and frighteningly human. Truman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for The New Yorker, which provided his first - and last - regular job. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction - short stories, novels and novellas, travel writing, profiles, reportage, memoirs, plays and films; his other works include In Cold Blood (1965), Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986), all of which are published in Penguin Modern Classics.If you enjoyed In Cold Blood, you might like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. It is the American dream turning into the American nightmare ... By juxtaposing and dovetailing the lives and values of the Clutters and those of the killers, Capote produces a stark image of the deep doubleness of American life ... a remarkable book Spectator

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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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Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. Truman Capote s comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human. The book that made Capote s name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative.

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Tender and bittersweet, these stories by Truman Capote, the author of Breakfast at Tiffany s,are a captivating tribute to the Christmas season We set about choosing a tree. It should be, muses my friend, twice as tall as a boy. So a boy can t steal the star. Selected from across Truman Capote s writing life, these Christmas stories range from nostalgic, semi-autobiographical portraits of childhood to more unsettling tales of darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote s youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden aunt Sook forage for pecans and whiskey to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before dawn to prepare feasts for a ragged assembly of guests; while in other stories, a lonely woman has a troubling encounter in wintry New York and an unlikely festive miracle, of sorts, occurs at a local drugstore.Brimming with feeling, these sparkling tales convey both the wonder and the chill of Christmas time.

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Poslední povídková sbírka Hudba pro chameleóny, kterou Truman Capote vydal za svého života, obsahuje třináct povídek a črt a delší novelu Ručně vyřezávané rakvičky . Všechny povídky spojuje nádech snovosti, nedořečenosti a nevysvětlených tajemství, v črtách autor zpracovává setkání s Marilyn Monroe, Willou Catherovou, E. M. Forsterem, Gorem Vidalem a jinými slavnými osobnostmi. V nejzdařilejším textu sbírky, v Ručně vyřezávaných rakvičkách , pak úspěšně navazuje na literární metodu faction neboli non-fiction novel - tedy román vystavěný z pravdivých událostí -, kterou použil ve svém nejslavnějším románu Chladnokrevně. Hudba pro chameleóny vychází v původním složení poprvé, vůbec poprvé je do češtiny převedeno sedm povídek i zásadní autorova předmluva, kde Truman Capote rekapituluje svoji spisovatelskou dráhu, hovoří o poslední tvůrčí krizi a představuje nový styl psaní, jehož výsledkem je právě tato kniha.

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Considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre, this ground-breaking book reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles and interviews. Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity, a natural killer - absolutely sane, but conscienceless, and capable of dealing, with or without motive, the coldest-blooded deathblows On 15 November 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions. Truman Capote s detailed reconstruction of the events and consequences of that fateful night, In Cold Blood is a chilling, gripping mix of journalistic skill and imaginative power. The American dream turning into the American nightmare. A remarkable book Spectator One of the most stupendous books of the decade Sunday Express

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Now Brando looked at people with assurance, and with what can only be called a pitying expression, as though he dwelt in spheres of enlightenment where they, to his regret, did not. This mesmerizing profile of an insecure, vulnerable young Marlon Brando, brooding in a Kyoto hotel during a break from filming, is a peerless piece of journalism. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour.Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

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