the mostest of Capote
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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.
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Read This and Learn To Write!
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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
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A Tiffany-diamond of a collection?
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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.
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