{"product_id":"portraits-and-observations-hardcover","title":"Portraits and Observations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTruman Capote\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Truman Capote--also available are \u003ci\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Other Voices, Other Rooms \u003c\/i\u003e(in one volume), \u003ci\u003e In Cold Blood, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps no twentieth-century writer was so observant and graceful a chronicler of his times as Truman Capote. \u003ci\u003ePortraits and Observations\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume devoted solely to all the essays ever published by this most beloved of writers. Included are such masterpieces of narrative nonfiction as \"The Muses Are Heard\" and the short nonfiction novel \"Handcarved Coffins,\" as well as many long-out-of-print essays, including portraits of Mae West, Humphrey Bogart, and Marilyn Monroe. From his travel sketches of Brooklyn, New Orleans, and Hollywood, written when he was twenty-two, to the author's last written words, \"Remembering Willa Cather,\" composed the day before his death in 1984, \u003ci\u003ePortraits and Observations\u003c\/i\u003e puts on display the full spectrum of Truman Capote's brilliance. Certainly Capote was, as Somerset Maugham famously called him, \"a stylist of the first quality.\" But as the pieces gathered here remind us, he was also an artist of remarkable substance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruman Capote \u003c\/b\u003ewas born September 30, 1924, in New Orleans. After his parents' divorce, he was sent to live with relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. It was here he would meet his lifelong friend, the author Harper Lee. Capote rose to international prominence in 1948 with the publication of his debut novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Among his celebrated works are \u003ci\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's, A Tree of Night, The Grass Harp, Summer Crossing, A Christmas Memory, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood, \u003c\/i\u003e widely considered one of the greatest books of the twentieth century. Twice awarded the O. Henry Short Story Prize, Capote was also the recipient of a National Institute of Arts and Letters Creative Writing Award and an Edgar Award. He died August 25, 1984, shortly before his sixtieth birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757745864992,"sku":"9780812994391","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/73a9627991d690c490ee3e39a3a891b6.webp?v=1780110746","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/portraits-and-observations-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}