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Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories (Modern Library)

by Truman Capote

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Starring its heroine, Holly Golightly, from the popular ">Breakfast at Tiffany's", this volume also contains three of Truman Capote's best-known short stories: "House of Flowers", "A Diamond Guitar", and "A Christmas Memory".

Review:

“Truman Capote is the most perfect writer of my generation. He writes the best sentences word for word, rhythm upon rhythm.”

—Norman Mailer

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Synopsis:

The tale of a fun-loving, amoral playgirl in New York City is accompanied by "House of Flowers," "A Diamond Guitar," and "A Christmas Memory".

Synopsis:

This is a story that was first published in 1958. This wacky hillbilly-turned-playgirl who lives in a Manhattan brownstone shares not only his philosophy of freedom and acceptance of human irregularities but also his fears and anxieties--'the mean reds' she calls them. For her the cure is to jump into a taxi and head for Tiffany's; nothing bad could happen, she says, amid 'that lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets, and her dream is to have breakfast in that soothing setting.

Synopsis:

Contains:

Breakfast at Tiffany's

House of Flowers

A Diamond Guitar

A Christmas Memory

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About the Author

The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring

as its emblem the running torch-bearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679600855
Subtitle:
A Short Novel and Three Stories
Author:
Capote, Truman
Publisher:
Modern Library
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Short stories
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Christmas stories
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one auth
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Modern Library (Hardcover)
Series Volume:
86-3385-5
Publication Date:
January 1994
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
7.34x5.30x.64 in. .48 lbs.
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