Portraits and Observations [electronic resource]
Truman Capote2013
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Perhaps no twentieth century writer was so observant and elegant a chronicler of
his times as Truman Capote. Whether he was profiling the rich and famous or
creating indelible word-pictures of events and places near and far, Capote's eye
for detail and dazzling style made his reportage and commentary undeniable
triumphs of the form.
Portraits and Observations is the first volume devoted solely to all the essays
ever published by this most beloved of writers. From his travel sketches of
Brooklyn, New Orleans, and Hollywood, written when he was twenty-two, to
meditations about fame, fortune, and the writer's art at the peak of his career,
to the brief works penned during the isolated denouement of his life, these
essays provide an essential window into mid-twentieth-century America as offered
by one of its canniest observers. Included are such celebrated masterpieces of
narrative nonfiction as "The Muses Are Heard" and the short nonfiction novel
"Handcarved Coffins," as we...
Main title:
Portraits and Observations [electronic resource] / Truman Capote
Author:
Truman Capote, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Modern Library, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (672 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780812995121
Language:
English
BRN:
435823
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