Name: Summer Crossing: A Novel (Modern Library Paperbacks)
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Author: Truman Capote
ISBN: 9780812975932

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Summer Crossing: A Novel (Modern Library Paperbacks)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Truman Capote

Publisher

Modern Library

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4 x 13.4 x 1.2 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN

0812975936

ISBN13

9780812975932

Synopsis "Summer Crossing: A Novel (Modern Library Paperbacks) "

"Witness the coming together of Truman Capote's voice, the electric-into-neon blaze that is surely one of the premier styles of postwar American literature."--The Washington Post Book World "A great breezy read . . . with Capote's trademark wit, but also with genuine youthful awe at the exhilaration of late-forties New York."--New York A lost treasure only recently found, Truman Capote's Summer Crossing is a precocious, confident first novel from one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Set in New York just after World War II, the story follows a young carefree socialite, Grady McNeil, whose parents leave her alone in their Fifth Avenue penthouse for the summer. Left to her own devices, Grady turns up the heat on the secret affair she's been having with a Brooklyn-born Jewish war veteran who works as a parking lot attendant. As the season passes, the romance turns more serious and morally ambiguous, and Grady must eventually make a series of decisions that will forever affect her life and the lives of everyone around her.

Truman Capote

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Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American writer, journalist, and screenwriter, known for his innovative style and his ability to blend literature with journalism. His most influential work is In Cold Blood (1966), considered one of the first non-fiction novels, in which he narrates the murder of a family in Kansas.

Among his other notable works are Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), a short novel that inspired the famous movie of the same name, and Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948), his literary debut. Capote primarily wrote novels, short stories, and investigative chronicles, characterized by their psychological depth and elegant prose. His legacy continues in contemporary literature.

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