The Complete Stories of Truman Capote (Vintage International)
Most readers know Truman Capote as the author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood; or they remember his notorious social life and wild and witty public appearances. But he was also the author of superb short tales that were as elegant as they were heartfelt, as grotesque as they were compassionate. Now, on the occasion of what would have been his eightieth birthday, the Modern Library presents the first collection that includes all of Capote’s short fiction–a volume that confirms his status as one of the masters of this form.
Among the selections are “A Tree of Night,” in which an innocent student, sitting on a train beside a slatternly woman and her deaf-mute companion, enters a seductive nightmare that brings back the deepest fears of childhood . . . “House of Flowers,” the inspiration for a celebrated Broadway musical, which tells of a superstitious prostitute who learns to love in a way no one else can ever understand . . . the holiday perennial “A Christmas Memory,” famously adapted into a superb made-for-TV movie . . . and “The Bargain,” Capote’s melancholy, never-before-published 1950 story about a suburban housewife’s shifting fortunes.
From the gothic South to the chic East Coast, from rural children to aging urban sophisticates, all the unforgettable places and people of Capote’s oeuvre are captured in this first-ever compendium. The Collected Stories of Truman Capote should restore its author to a place above mere celebrity, to the highest levels of American letters.
Quotes - The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
"He’d always been willing to confess his faults, for, by admitting them, it was as if he made them no longer exist."
"Here is a hall without exit, a tunnel without end."
"In the country, spring is a time of small happenings happening quietly, hyacinth shoots thrusting in a garden, willows burning with a sudden frosty fire of green, lengthening afternoons of long flowing dusk, and midnight rain opening lilac; but in the city there is the fanfare of organ-grinders, and odors, undiluted by winter wind, clog the air; windows long closed go up, and conversation, drifting beyond a room, collides with the jangle of a peddler's bell."
Review
Most readers know Truman Capote as the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood; or they remember his notorious social life and wild and witty public appearances. But he was also the author of superb short tales that were as elegant as they were heartfelt, as grotesque as they were compassionate. Now, on the occasion of what would have been his eightieth birthday, Random House presents the first collection that includes all of Capote's short fiction - a volume that confirms his status as one of the masters of this form.
Kathy Hines said: “Ok so when I first read a Truman Capote story it was my first year of college in 1989 and it was that "Christmas Memory" story and after we read that story as a class, we then wrote a paper detailing some memory/experience. That story triggered me writing about finding and reading my dad's letters that he had written home while he was in Vietnam, which was a very rewarding experience for me so I was excited to read this collection of his other stories. When I read the first story (written in 1940's), I thought, maybe this was how he wrote when he first started out, because it vaguely reminded me of Capote's style, but was not as sentimental at all... Really, none of the other stories evoked that emotion in me excpet for maybe "The Thanksgiving Visitor" and "One Christmas"; the rest seemed to end to quickly and even repeat plots (mink stoles getting sold show up in two of the stories...). I would not recommed this except to read the "Christmas Memory", "One Christmas" and "The Thanksgiving Visitor", skipping the rest “.
Joel Simon, said: Truman Capote"s short stories are thoroughly enjoyable. This is the first time I have ever read the entire set of any author's short stories. It gave me a real appreciation of how an author becomes better as he/she gets more experienced. Of course the great thing about a collection of short stories is that you can dip into it for as long or as short a time as you like without feeling like you have lost track of the plot. And when there's not a bad story in the bunch, you enjoy it every time you pick it back up. Capote's writing style is excellent. I can't say that his stories are very exciting, but they are interesting, they have an edge to them and the characters are surprisingly deep considering how few pages are used for their development. The writer of the introduction hits it on the head when he says that these short stories have been underappreciated (particularly when compared to the blockbuster stardom created by Capote's "In Cold Blood") and that it is a shame that there are not more stories to enjoy. My favorites were Jug of Silver, Miriam, Children on Their Birthdays, Master Misery, Among the Paths to Eden, Mojave and One Christmas. I recommend this book to people who like to think about a story long after they've read it.
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