The Complete Stories (Modern Library (Hardcover))

About this book

From the Modern Librarys new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Truman Capotealso available are Breakfast at Tiffanys and Other Voices Other Rooms (in one volume) In Cold Blood and Portraits and Observations Most readers know Truman Capote as the author of Breakfast at Tiffanys 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 compassionate as they were grotesque. This volume is the first to assemble all of Capotes short fictiona collection that indeed confirms his status as one of the masters of this form. From the Gothic South to the chic East Coast from rural children to aging urban sophisticates all the unforgettable places and people of Capotes oeuvre are captured in this compendium. The Complete Stories of Truman Capote restores its author to a place not only above mere celebrity but to the highest levels of American letters.