The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
Capote, Truman. The Complete Stories of Truman Capote. First Edition. 2004. Introduction by Reynolds Price. Book and dust jacket are both in very good condition.
Truman Capote created so many sensations in his lifetime that it is easy to overlook that he first took the literary world by storm with short stories, and how young he was at the time. Capote was first published at age twenty-one, young for any writer but ridiculously so for Truman, who appeared to still be in adolescence. From the vantage point of the 21st Century, it is impossible to understand how short stories could catapult a writer into the stratosphere. It is now an esoteric art form. In the mid-20th Century, however, short stories were very much in the mainstream, a feature in many magazines. Capote was the darling of both Harper’s Bazaar and Mademoiselle, and they were in ferocious competition for young Truman’s latest stories, all of which are collected in this eye-catching book.
“Short stories attracted more attention in those days than they do now—people talked about them the way they might discuss a hit movie or best-selling novel today—and the reaction was almost instantaneous, more satisfying than even Truman could have wished.”
--Gerald Clarke, Author of Capote: A Biography