In Cold Blood (Modern Library) [Hardcover]

Bob Colacello (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 410 pages
• Publisher: Modern Library (November 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679602593
• ISBN-13: 978-0679602590
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,791,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1925 and was raised in various parts of the south, his family spending winters in New Orleans and summers in Alabama and New Georgia. By the age of fourteen he had already started writing short stories, some of which were published. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for the New Yorker which provided his first - and last - regular job. Following his spell with the New Yorker, Capote spent two years on a Louisiana farm where he wrote Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). He lived, at one time or another, in Greece, Italy, Africa and the West Indies, and travelled in Russia and the Orient. He is the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories (1949), The Grass Harp (1951), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), In Cold Blood (1965), which immediately became the centre of a storm of controversy on its publication, Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986), all of which are published by Penguin. Truman Capote died in August 1984.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most amazing book I ever read, March 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: In Cold Blood (Modern Library) (Hardcover)

10 10 10. This is an unbelieveable book. I had to force myself to read it slowly to grasp the fantastic writing style of Truman Capote. The subject matter is such that I found myself reading quickly because it is so engrossing. I have never understood what a truly gifted writer could produce until I read this book. I subsequently read a paperback best seller and couldn't believe how horrible I found the writing style. (Clearly I am no writer, but I can certainly appreciate good writing.) I only wish there were many more books by Truman Capote.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "In Cold Blood" is a book worth reading over and over, December 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: In Cold Blood (Modern Library) (Hardcover)

Truman Capote brings 1959 western kansas and the people involved to life with only words. The criminals were described in such detail that I could see them in my minds eye. This is one book that never slows down, and once you start you will not be able to put it down. "In Cold Blood" should be required reading, and should be on every bookshelf.