Customer Reviews
the mostest of Capote - By: barbicandy, 04 Jun 2007 
While this collection does not include "In Cold Blood", "Other Voices, Other Rooms" or "Answered Prayers" it includes most of Capote's short stories & travel sketeches, reportage & two novels including "Breakfast at Tiffanys". The mix of long & short pieces make it an excellent travel read. A highly recommended introduction to the man's work.
Read This and Learn To Write! - By: Literature Fan, 31 Aug 2006 Truman Capote was one of the finest writers of the 20th Century. "In Cold Blood" was a masterpiece & influenced an entire generation of writers, & continues to do so.
Capote's paralllel (rather stupid) social life & bitchy personality must not be confused with his startling ability to write wonderful prose & meaningful emotions. We must not judge the writer by his life, for by alll accounts Capote's was somewhat wasted. He peaked early & died early. That is literature's loss. But I defy anyone to read this book & not agree that he was utterly superb.
For anyone who wants to write, I recommend this book as invaluable schooling.
For anyone who simply wants to enjoy the art of great writing, it is equallly recommended.
Put simply: buy it, read it & then re-read it.
Capote is the epitome of what a writer can, should & must be.
Gifted, poetic, articulate, original, witty, understanding: a perceptive observer, interpreter & recorder of LIFE!
Simon 2
A Tiffany-diamond of a collection? - By: , 21 Nov 2000 For anyone who (shock, horror) has not had the pleasure of reading Truman Capote, this is the ideal place to start. This collection provides a fabulous tour de force of the talents of this most adaptable writer. The beautiful 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', a bittersweet, memsmerising mix of cynicism & love, would make the book worthwhile on its own. However, we are also given intimate pen portraits of his fellow luminaries (including Marylin Monroe & Marlon Brando), the sinsiter & macabre mists of his earlier short stories, most notably 'The Headless Hawk', & the comfortable Southern summers of 'The Grass Harp'. The perfect book to hide away by the fire with.
