The Complete Stories of Truman Capote

Zusatztext  “An abundance of riches. . . . It is not hard at all to open to any page . . . and be amused! moved! intrigued.” —Newsday  “To best experience Capote the stylist! one must go back to his short fiction. . . . One experiences as strongly as ever his gift for concrete abstraction and his spectacular observancy.” —The New Yorker “It is a stunning experience to reread this fiction . . . and to realize how very golden this boy was. . . . We are in the presence of a tremendous talent! and a fully mature technique as well. Norman Mailer’s judgment that Capote was the most perfect writer of their generation—‘he writes the best sentences word for word! rhythm upon rhythm’—seems true and just.” —The New Criterion “Capote does some things perfectly than many writers can’t do at all. . . . He summons the sensory world in its bewildering! inexhaustible richness.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review Informationen zum Autor Truman Capote was born September 30, 1924, in New Orleans. After his parents’ divorce, he was sent to live with relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. It was here he would meet his lifelong friend, the author Harper Lee. Capote rose to international prominence in 1948 with the publication of his debut novel,  Other Voices, Other Rooms.  Among his celebrated works are  Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Tree of Night, The Grass Harp, Summer Crossing, A Christmas Memory,  and  In Cold Blood,  widely considered one of the greatest books of the twentieth century. Twice awarded the O. Henry Short Story Prize, Capote was also the recipient of a National Institute of Arts and Letters Creative Writing Award and an Edgar Award. He died August 25, 1984, shortly before his sixtieth birthday. Reynolds Price is the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University and the distinguished author of more than twenty-five books of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays. He lives in North Carolina. Klappentext A landmark collection that brings together Truman Capote's life's work in the form he called his "great love!" The Complete Stories confirms Capote's status as a master of the short story. Ranging from the gothic South to the chic East Coast! from rural children to aging urban sophisticates! all the unforgettable places and people of Capote's oeuvre are here! in stories as elegant as they are heartfelt! as haunting as they are compassionate. Reading them reminds us of the miraculous gifts of a beloved American original. Capote: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF TRUMAN CAPOTE The Walls Are Cold (1943) “. . . so Grant just said to them come on along to a wonderful party, and, well it was as easy as that. Really, I think it was just genius to pick them up, God only knows they might resurrect us from the grave.” The girl who was talking tapped her cigarette ash on the Persian throw rug and looked apologetically at her hostess. The hostess straightened her trim, black dress and pursed her lips nervously. She was very young and small and perfect. Her face was pale and framed with sleek black hair, and her lipstick was a trifle too dark. It was after two and she was tired and wished they would all go, but it was no small task to rid yourself of some thirty people, particularly when the majority were full of her father’s scotch. The elevator man had been up twice to complain about the noise; so she gave him a highball, which is all he is after anyway. And now the sailors . . . oh, the hell with it. “It’s all right, Mildred, really. What are a few sailors more or less? God, I hope they don’t break anything. Would you go back in the kitchen and see about ice, please? I’ll see what I can do with your new-found friends.” “Really, darling, I don’t think it’s at all necessary. From what I understand, they acclimate themselves very easily.” The hostess went towar...

List of contents

Introduction: Usable Answers by Reynolds Price

The Walls Are Cold (1943)
A Mink of One s Own (1944)
The Shape of Things (1944)
Jug of Silver (1945)
Miram (1945)
My Side of the Matter (1945)
Preacher s Legend (1945)
A Tree of Night (1945)
The Headless Hawk (1946)
Shut a Final Door (1947)
Children on Their Birthdays (1948)
Master Misery (1949)
The Bargain (1950)
A Diamond Guitar (1950)
House of Flowers (1951)
A Christmas Memory (1956)
Among the Paths to Eden (1960)
The Thanksgiving Visitor (1967)
Mojave (1975)
One Christmas (1982)

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  An abundance of riches. . . . It is not hard at all to open to any page . . . and be amused, moved, intrigued. Newsday

  To best experience Capote the stylist, one must go back to his short fiction. . . . One experiences as strongly as ever his gift for concrete abstraction and his spectacular observancy. The New Yorker

It is a stunning experience to reread this fiction . . . and to realize how very golden this boy was. . . . We are in the presence of a tremendous talent, and a fully mature technique as well. Norman Mailer s judgment that Capote was the most perfect writer of their generation he writes the best sentences word for word, rhythm upon rhythm seems true and just. The New Criterion

Capote does some things perfectly than many writers can t do at all. . . . He summons the sensory world in its bewildering, inexhaustible richness. Los Angeles Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Capot, Truman Capote, Price, Reynolds Price
• Assisted by: Reynolds Price (Introduction)
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.09.2005
• EAN: 9781400096916
• ISBN: 978-1-4000-9691-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 18 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS; Vintage International; Vintage International
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature