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Tag Archives: nonfiction
The Books: “Music for Chameleons” – ‘A Day’s Work’ (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Music for Chameleons – by Truman Capote. Today’s excerpt is from ‘A Day’s Work’. In 1979 Truman Capote spends the day hanging out with Mary Sanchez – a professional cleaning woman who has worked for … Continue reading
The Books: “Music for Chameleons” – ‘Handcarved Coffins: A Nonfiction Account of an American Crime’ (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Music for Chameleons – by Truman Capote. Today’s excerpt is from a story called ‘Handcarved Coffins: A Nonfiction Account of an American Crime’. An interesting story – not sure what is real or not: Capote … Continue reading
The Books: “Music for Chameleons” – ‘Dazzle’ (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Music for Chameleons – by Truman Capote. Today’s excerpt is from a story called ‘Dazzle’. A touching short story about a little boy in New Orleans – he lives with relatives – and he is … Continue reading
The Books: “Music for Chameleons” – ‘Mojave’ (Truman Capote)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Music for Chameleons – by Truman Capote. Today’s excerpt is from a story called ‘Mojave’. Now it’s no secret that Capote lost much, in terms of his talent, as he grew older. His drinking and … Continue reading
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: “The Great Terror: A Reassessment” (Robert Conquest)
Next excerpt from my history bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is The Great Terror: A Reassessment, by Robert Conquest One of the most important non-fiction books of the 20th century. It was first published in 1968, and then was … Continue reading
The Books: “An Unexpected Light : Travels in Afghanistan” (Jason Elliot)
And here is my next excerpt from my library: I’m finished alphabetically with all of the books on the “history” shelves – at least with the ones I’ve read. Next I have a shelf where I keep hard-covers, which don’t … Continue reading
The Books: “The Last Great Revolution : Turmoil and Transformation in Iran” (Robin Wright)
And here is my next excerpt from my history bookshelf: Next book on the shelf is The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran, by Robin Wright. Wright, a reporter who first started covering Iran in 1973, writes this … Continue reading
The Books: “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia ” (Rebecca West)
And here is my next excerpt. My history bookshelf. Next book on the shelf is the great Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics), by Rebecca West. A 1200 page masterpiece. Is it possible that every page contains interest, horror, … Continue reading
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The Books: “In Siberia” (Colin Thubron)
Next book in my history/travel shelf: Next book on the shelf is the last of the “Russian trilogy” – and it’s called In Siberia, by Colin Thubron. Thubron took the train across Siberia in the mid-1990s – following the collapse … Continue reading