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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press
ISBN-100817355278
ISBN-139780817355272
eBay Product ID (ePID)66866667
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameTruman Capote's Southern Years : Stories from a Monroeville Cousin
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
SubjectSpecial Interest / Literary, Personal Memoirs, General, Literary, Poetry, American / General, Customs & Traditions, United States / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMarianne M. Moates
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"The young Truman Capote who emerges from these amusing recollections is quick-witted, scheming, mercurial, and a born leader in mischievous escapades." -- Publisher's Weekly, "The young Truman Capote who emerges from these amusing recollections is quick-witted, scheming, mercurial, and a born leader in mischievous escapades." - Publisher's Weekly, "A significant contribution to the social history of the era, Truman Capote's Southern Years is delightfully entertaining reading. While we will never know all the reasons for Capote's self-destructive nature, Truman Capote's Southern Years gives us some insight into how and why Capote became what he was, both good and bad." - Southern Living
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.54 B
SynopsisAlthough much is known about the mature Truman Capote--his literary genius and flamboyant life-style--details of his childhood years spent in Monroeville, Alabama, have remained a mystery. Truman Capote's Southern Years explores Capote's formative years, the abandonment by his mother, and his early life in the care of elderly relatives. In Monroeville young Capote formed significant bonds and played childhood games with his cousin, Jennings Faulk Carter, and next door neighbor, Nelle Harper Lee. Through the tales told here by Carter, readers discover the lively imagination and the early tragedies of a brilliant child., Truman Capote's Southern Years explores Capote's formative years, the abandonment by his mother, and his early life in the care of elderly relatives. In Monroeville young Capote formed significant bonds and played childhood games with his cousin, Jennings Faulk Carter, and next door neighbor, Nelle Harper Lee.