Books with author Truman Capote

National Bestseller On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.

Capote's largely autobiographical account of the years he lived with a family of distant, elderly cousins in a small rural AL town (a setting in which he became the inspiration for Harper Lee's character Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird.") Originally published in "Mademoiselle" magazine in 1956, this is a reprint (no date) of the First Random House edition (First, Thus), with code B9 on copyright page & a Library of Congress number (pre-ISBN). Slim hardcover with black cloth-wrapped spine over creamy off-white paper-covered boards with gilt lettering & design is in Near Fine condition: downgraded due to light soil/smudges to exterior boards. Interior is pristine & like New: completely clean, binding tight, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib or remainder. NO DJ on this copy. Please see our photos! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2016. All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship Same Day; Weekends & holidays ship next business day.

First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.