Truman Capote was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories, novels and plays are recognised literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and In Cold Blood (1965), which he labeled a "non-fiction novel." At least 20 films and TV dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays.
He was born as Truman Streckfus Persons to a salesman Archulus Persons and young Lillie Mae. His parents divorced when he was four and he went to live with his mother's relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. He was a lonely child who learned to read and write by himself before entering school. In 1933, he moved to New York City to live with his mother and her new husband, Joseph Capote, a Cuban-born businessman. Mr. Capote adopted Truman, legally changing his last name to Capote and enrolling him in private school. After graduating from high school in 1942, Truman Capote began his regular job as a copy boy at The New Yorker. During this time, he also began his career as a writer, publishing many short stories which introduced him into a circle of literary critics. His first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, published in 1948, stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for nine weeks and became controversial because of the photograph of Capote used to promote the novel, posing seductively and gazing into the camera.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Capote remained prolific producing both fiction and non-fiction. His masterpiece, In Cold Blood, a story about the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, was published in 1966 in book form by Random House, became a worldwide success and brought Capote much praise from the literary community. After this success he published rarely and suffered from alcohol addiction. He died in 1984 at age 59.
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.
第一次读到《冷血》,至少已有十年了。 那时候,对所谓“非虚构小说”很奇怪,不就是报告文学吗,为什么要叫“非虚构纪实小说”? 从第一页里,常常感到一股遥远的牧歌之声。 他,和他的妻子儿女,安静地生活,宁静地享受夜空和秋收的快乐。 他们从来不曾想到会有灭顶之灾。 ...
评分杜鲁门·卡波特的《冷血》。在看到之前先瞥了一眼《卡波特》这部电影的名字,然后看了一篇写卡波特的小文章,大抵是《冷血》一书对他人生的影响至关重要云云。于是很好奇,一部作品或一个事件到底怎样让一个人的世界观从此改变? 看完之后总算明白了一点点,只能说...
评分这本小说本身并不好看,但是绝对好读。Capote的智慧让人冒冷汗。多视角、闪回、正面、侧面,引用、白描、比喻,这些伎俩用于写作小说固然不见得多么与众不同,但是在一本nonfiction novel里被娴熟地运用就是另一回事了。nonfiction novel这种体裁就是Capote的发明,以小说的方...
评分 评分第一次读到《冷血》,至少已有十年了。 那时候,对所谓“非虚构小说”很奇怪,不就是报告文学吗,为什么要叫“非虚构纪实小说”? 从第一页里,常常感到一股遥远的牧歌之声。 他,和他的妻子儿女,安静地生活,宁静地享受夜空和秋收的快乐。 他们从来不曾想到会有灭顶之灾。 ...
Failed appellants promised them two imprisoned years but denied them of another fifty. In the end Perry apologized for what he did, though inappropriate, with sincerity blurred, he finally get away from the filthy world, following the guide of that big yellow bird. Extraordinary, the whole story reveals in a way of movies. Multi-lining, poetry.
评分我挑不出什么毛病,可是我的确不太喜欢。P.S. 我才知道Truman Capote和Harper Lee是发小儿,In cold blood的真实故事还是他俩一起采访完成的。
评分听的有声书,确实是别样的体验。
评分Failed appellants promised them two imprisoned years but denied them of another fifty. In the end Perry apologized for what he did, though inappropriate, with sincerity blurred, he finally get away from the filthy world, following the guide of that big yellow bird. Extraordinary, the whole story reveals in a way of movies. Multi-lining, poetry.
评分Failed appellants promised them two imprisoned years but denied them of another fifty. In the end Perry apologized for what he did, though inappropriate, with sincerity blurred, he finally get away from the filthy world, following the guide of that big yellow bird. Extraordinary, the whole story reveals in a way of movies. Multi-lining, poetry.
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