The early stories of Truman Capote / Truman Capote ; foreword by Hilton Als.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.

Als, Hilton, author of introduction.

Standardized Title:

Early stories of Truman Capote

Language:

English

Genre:

Short stories, American.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xxii, 177 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2015]

Summary:

"In a small Southern town, a teenage girl anxiously waits for her date to arrive. A little boy meets his dream dog in Central Park. A woman fights to save the life of a child who has her lover's eyes. Best friends discuss the theoretical murder of husbands. In these never-before-published stories, written by Truman Capote when he was in his teens and twenties, Capote-the-Writer is already recognizable. His prose: witty, poignant, and crystal-clear. His characters: solitary, observant young children; charming and naive young women whom you could imagine befriending Holly Golightly; aging urban sophisticates worn down by cynicism. His settings: the rural South of his childhood and the cosmopolitan New York of the 1940s. This splendid collection offers readers to opportunity to see the confident first steps of one of the 20th century's most-acclaimed writers onto the path that would lead to his most beloved works"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Parting of the way

Mill store

Hilda

Miss Belle Rankin

If I forget you

The moth in the flame

Swamp terror

The familiar stranger

Louise

This is for Jamie

Lucy

Traffic west

Kindred spirits

Where the world begins.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Green fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780812998221

0812998227