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In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics) Book
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The chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name "In Cold Blood" is a seminal work of modern prose a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative published in "Penguin Modern Classics". Controversial and compelling "In Cold Blood" reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock who vividly drawn by Capote are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely and frighteningly human. Truman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for The New Yorker which provided his first - and last - regular job.He wrote both fiction and non-fiction - short stories novels and novellas travel writing profiles reportage memoirs plays and films; his other works include "In Cold Blood" (1965) "Music for Chameleons" (1980) and "Answered Prayers" (1986) all of which are published in "Penguin Modern Classics". If you enjoyed "In Cold Blood" you might like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs' "And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks" also available in "Penguin Modern Classics". "It is the American dream turning into the American nightmare...By juxtaposing and dovetailing the lives and values of the Clutters and those of the killers Capote produces a stark image of the deep doubleness of American life ...a remarkable book." ("Spectator").
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Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely and frighteningly human. The book that made Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative.
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In Cold Blood : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141182575 : : 03 Feb 2000 : Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved.
- 0141182571
- 9780141182575
- Truman Capote
- 3 February 2000
- Penguin Classics
- Paperback (Book)
- 352
- New Ed
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