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.

ISBN: 978-0-14-118257-5
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011

National Bestseller On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.

ISBN: 978-0-679-74558-7
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2012

In Cold Blood is a 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. Richard Brooks prepared the adaptation and directed the film. Some scenes were filmed on the locations of the original events, in Garden City and Holcomb, Kansas including the Clutter residence, the site of the murders. The film stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith, Scott Wilson as Richard "Dick" Hickock, and John Forsythe as Alvin Dewey. Although the film is in parts faithful to the book, Brooks created a fictional character, "The Reporter" (played by Paul Stewart). This was also the first commercially released film in the US to use the word 'shit'. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Director, Original Score, Cinematography and Adapted Screenplay. In...

ISBN: 978-6-1307-6354-1
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

On 15 November 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions.Truman Capote`s detailed reconstruction of the events and consequences of that fateful night, is a chilling, gripping mix of journalistic skill and imaginative power.

ISBN: 9780241956830
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2020

Truman Capote became a controversial and much debated personality in the 20th century. The themes he elaborated in his works, the 'other' Gothic characters and motifs he presented in the short story collection as well as 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' are as fascinating in the present as they were in his era. Numerous readers rediscovered the sublime and ingenious universe Capote created. Today when the borders of surprise and cruelty were broadened to extremes cinematographic productions portraying Capote and his process of creating 'In Cold Blood 'enjoy international fame and admiration. This book offers a profound analysis as well as interpretation of the Gothic elements that pervaded the works of Capote as well as their possible source...

ISBN: 978-3-6390-7024-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Capote is a 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote, following the events during the writing of Capote's non- fiction book In Cold Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his critically acclaimed portrayal of the title role. The movie itself was based on the biography called Capote by Gerald Clarke. The movie was filmed mostly in Manitoba, in the autumn of 2004, and was released on 30 September 2005, to coincide with what would have been Truman Capote's 81st birthday. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1300-6241-5
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the man who authored In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany`s, as well as with nearly everyone who knew him, this absorbing, definitive biography follows Truman Capote from his eccentric childhood in Alabama to the heights of New York society. Featuring many photographs, this book also candidly recounts a gifted and celebrated writer`s descent into the life of alcohol and drugs that would ultimately consume his bulldog spirit and staggering talent - but not before he`d hobnob with the likes of Grace Paley and Lee Radziwill, feud outrageously with Gore Vidal and Jacqueline Susann, and stage at New York`s Plaza Hotel the sensational Black and White Ball.

ISBN: 978-0-7867-1661-6
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Truman Capote`s dazzling New York novel Breakfast at Tiffany`s that inspired the classic 1961 film starring Audrey Hepburn is beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. `What I`ve found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany`s. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits...` Meet Holly Golightly - a free spirited, lop-sided romantic girl about town. With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly is a style sensation wherever she goes. Her apartment rocks to Martini-soaked parties and she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike....

ISBN: 9780241951453
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2020

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The non-fiction novel is a literary genre which, broadly speaking, depicts real events narrated with techniques of fiction. The non-fiction novel is an otherwise loosely-defined and flexible genre. It is commonly thought that this genre was formally established with the 1965 publication of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. That the genre was widely recognized in 1965 is undeniable, but influences on the genre can be traced much earlier. Works of history or biography have often used the narrative devices of fiction to depict real-world events. Scholars have suggested that Operacion Masacre (1957) by Argentine author and journalist Rodolfo Walsh was the...

ISBN: 978-6-1312-4685-2
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Infamous is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Douglas McGrath. The screenplay, based on the 1997 book Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career by George Plimpton, covers the period from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s during which Truman Capote researched and wrote his bestseller In Cold Blood, a subject covered in the film Capote a year earlier. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1307-4429-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

After years of research, Shields has brought to life the warmhearted, high-spirited, and occasionally hardheaded woman who created two of American literatures most unforgettable characters - Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout. Scout - and who contributed to the success of her lifelong friend Truman Capote`s masterpiece, In Cold Blood. At the center of the book is Lee`s struggle to create her famous novel. But her life contains many other highlights: her girlhood as a tomboy in overalls in tiny Monroeville, Alabama; the murder trial that made her father`s reputation and inspired her great work; her journey to Kansas as Capote`s ally and research assistant on the story of the Clutter murders; the surrogate family she found in New York...

ISBN: 978-0-7394-7846-2
Дата выхода: август 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,026 at the 2000 census. Holcomb is known for the murders of the Herbert W Clutter family, which formed the basis of the Truman Capote novel In Cold Blood.As of the census of 2000, there were 2,026 people, 592 households, and 515 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,730.1 people per square mile. There were 608 housing units at an average density of 519.2/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 80.80% White, 1.09% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 13.28% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.43% of the population....

ISBN: 978-6-1308-8912-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy movie with a star-studded cast, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. The plot is a spoof of the traditional country-house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans from classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, a form also parodied for the stage in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound. The cast is an ensemble of British and American actors playing send-ups of well-known fictional sleuths, including Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, and Sam Spade. It also features a rare acting performance by In Cold Blood author Truman Capote. The film was presented at the Venice International Film Festival in...

ISBN: 978-6-1308-0234-9
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Mothman Prophecies is a 1975 book by author John Keel, described as nonfiction. The book's subject matter mostly concerns events in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during 1966 and 1967, focusing on sightings of a creature dubbed Mothman. It also includes Keel's theories about UFOs, Men in Black, ghosts, and other paranormal phenomena, as well as the December 15, 1967, collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River from Point Pleasant to Gallipolis, Ohio. The book involves Keel as a journalist, direct observer of some events and also presents some fragments of memoir. As such it has been seen as an innovative work of creative nonfiction. The writing style combines reportage and...

ISBN: 978-6-1304-8595-5
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011