
A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote
Title:
A Christmas Memory
Author:
Truman Capote
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
112 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780241474426
EAN:
9780241474426
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
212
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 128 x 10
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Tender and bittersweet, these stories by Truman Capote, the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's,are a captivating tribute to the Christmas season'We set about choosing a tree. "It should be," muses my friend, "twice as tall as a boy. So a boy can't steal the star."'Selected from across Truman Capote's writing life, these Christmas stories range from nostalgic, semi-autobiographical portraits of childhood to more unsettling tales of darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote's youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden 'aunt' Sook forage for pecans and whiskey to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before dawn to prepare feasts for a ragged assembly of guests; while in other stories, a lonely woman has a troubling encounter in wintry New York and an unlikely festive miracle, of sorts, occurs at a local drugstore.Brimming with feeling, these sparkling tales convey both the wonder and the chill of Christmas time.






























