In cold Blood

Informationen zum Autor Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1925. 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. Klappentext Part of Penguin's Magnum collection - 6 works of American reportage, redesigned and repackaged. Zusammenfassung Intends to reconstruct the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. This title explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. It focuses on the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human.

Product details

• Authors: Truman Capote
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.05.2009
• EAN: 9780141043081
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104308-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Penguin Magnum Collection; The Penguin Magnum Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; True Crime, TRUE CRIME / General