In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences (Penguin Magnum Collection)

Capote, Truman

ISBN 10: 0141043083 / ISBN 13: 9780141043081

Published by Penguin, 2010

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences (Penguin Magnum Collection)
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141043083
• ISBN 13: 9780141043081
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1050 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and 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.

About the Author

Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1925. He is the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories (1949), The Grass Harp (1951), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), In Cold Blood (1965), which immediately became the centre of a storm of controversy on its publication, Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986), all of which are published by Penguin. Truman Capote died in August 1984.