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.
发表于2024-04-29
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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。 ...
评分不要深究。 哪个罪犯背后没有让人唏嘘的故事?这绝不是理由。每个人都该为自己的选择负责。 有两种可能性: 如果一个人是无辜的,那么所有人都是无辜的; 或者,如果一个人是有罪的,那么所有人都是有罪的。 绝不会是:罪犯是无辜的,错在社会,和把他推到这种境地的周围的...
评分不要深究。 哪个罪犯背后没有让人唏嘘的故事?这绝不是理由。每个人都该为自己的选择负责。 有两种可能性: 如果一个人是无辜的,那么所有人都是无辜的; 或者,如果一个人是有罪的,那么所有人都是有罪的。 绝不会是:罪犯是无辜的,错在社会,和把他推到这种境地的周围的...
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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.
听的有声书,确实是别样的体验。
评分就是“啊”的一声。
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.
评分就是“啊”的一声。
评分recommend by all means for the power of reality
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