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Tag Archives: Truman Capote
The Books: “Music for Chameleons” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Music for Chameleons – by Truman Capote. This lovely collection of short fiction, essays, and … er … transcriptions of conversations … was the last thing Capote had published. I love it – you can’t … Continue reading
The Books: “Answered Prayers: The Unfinished Novel” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Answered Prayers – by Truman Capote. This is the notorious book that sunk Truman. It was unfinished. He was always threatening to publish the rest of it – and made hints, publicly, that he was … Continue reading
The Books: “In Cold Blood” (Truman Capote)
Oops, double post. It’s under true crime as well. The great In Cold Blood – by Truman Capote. On my top 10 list of favorite books. A couple posts about Capote on my site: In Cold Blood – the first … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” ‘My Side of the Matter’ (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story is “My Side of the Matter”. I love the voice of this story. … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” – “The Headless Hawk” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story is “The Headless Hawk”. I love this story, it seems to capture a … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” – “Miriam” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story is “Miriam”. Miriam scares me! She is a small precocious child who shows … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” – “A Jug of Silver” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story is “A Jug of Silver”. This story reminds me of Wise Blood, by … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” – “Shut a Final Door” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story is “Shut a Final Door”. The strangest thing to me about this story … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” – “Children on Their Birthdays” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story is “Children on Their Birthdays”. I remember having to read this in 7th … Continue reading
The Books: “The Grass Harp” – “Master Misery” (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Still in the short-story collection The Grass Harp: Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories – by Truman Capote. Next story in the collection is a haunting beautifully written piece called “Master Misery”. There … Continue reading