Truman Capote Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Holly Golightlyová je očarujúca mladá dáma, ktorá rada vodí mužov za nos a láme im srdcia. Jej dráždivé správanie a detská naivita však pôsobia až prekvapivo šarmantne. Pre iné ženy je však tŕňom v oku. Jej ľahkovážnosť ju už neraz dostala do problémov, prenasleduje ju mafia aj bohatí plejboji. No vždy, keď na ňu doľahnú obavy, odvezie sa na to jediné bezpečné miesto, ktoré pozná – k Tiffanymu. V prítomnosti láskavých mužov v pekných oblekoch, obklopená príjemnou vôňou šperkov a peňaženiek z krokodílej kože sa cíti dokonale šťastná. Tam sa predsa človeku nemôže stať nič zlé. Kultové dielo Raňajky u Tiffanyho dopĺňajú ďalšie tri poviedky z pera brilantného Trumana Capota: Kvetinový dom, Diamantová gitara a Vianočná spomienka.

Truman Capote's novella is set in 1940s New York City and highlights a unique form of female independence that was rare in the mid-20th century. The protagonist, Holly, lives life on her own terms, largely disregarding societal expectations. As a young woman who supports herself by associating with wealthy men, she faces relentless criticism for her lifestyle. To maintain her autonomy, Holly is even willing to break the law and flee to another country. This work gained immense popularity, particularly due to its film adaptation featuring Audrey Hepburn as Holiday Golightly, whose iconic dark glasses and black dress became fashion symbols. The narrative explores themes of independence, societal judgment, and the lengths one might go to preserve personal freedom.

An unnamed writer remembers living in New York City in the United States of America during World War II. He becomes friends with one of his neighbors, the beautiful yet strange, Holly Golightly

The brutal murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, on November 15, 1959, remains a chilling mystery. With no apparent motive and few clues, the case captivated the nation. The story delves into the lives of the victims and the impact of the crime on the small community, exploring themes of violence and the search for truth in the face of senseless brutality.

A profile of an insecure, vulnerable young Marlon Brando, brooding in a Kyoto hotel during a break from filming

The anthology features significant New Yorker articles from the tumultuous 20th century, showcasing works by renowned authors like James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, and Pauline Kael. It also includes contemporary evaluations of the 1960s by today's leading writers, providing a rich exploration of the era's cultural and social dynamics. This collection highlights both historical perspectives and modern interpretations, making it a compelling read for those interested in literary history and the evolution of thought during a pivotal decade.

Truman Capote fue un maestro de las formas breves y un agudo observador y cronista de su época. Las semblanzas que reúne este volumen son una buena muestra de ambas virtudes. Capote escribe sobre figuras muy relevantes de nuestro tiempo, trazando una serie de magistrales retratos como el dedicado a las andanzas japonesas de Marlon Brando durante el rodaje de Sayonara; el ya mítico perfil de Marilyn Monroe; una bellísima rememoración en claroscuro de Tennesse Williams; una emotiva aproximación a Elizabeth Taylor, y un ambicioso y ya alcohólico Richard Burton.

1. Mic Dejun la Tiffany 2. Casa Florilor 3. Chitara cu Diamante 4. O Amintire de Crăciun

Трумен Капоте, автор таких бестселлеров, как "Хладнокровное убийство", "Летний круиз", "Другие голоса, другие комнаты" и "Музыка для хамелеонов", входит в число крупнейших американских прозаиков ХХ века. Вниманию читателя предлагаются две его классические повести: лирические "Голоса травы", публикующиеся в новом переводе, а также "Завтрак у Тиффани" - самое знаменитое произведение Капоте, прославленное в 1961 году экранизацией с Одри Хепберн в главной роли, сыгравшей главную героиню повести Холли Голайтли, одну из самых ярких и необычных женщин американской литературы. Эксцентричную, полную жизни Холли влечет к себе мир богатых людей, сверкающий яркими огнями бриллиантовых колье. Руководствуясь в своих поступках лишь голосом сердца, сочетая детскую наивность с чарующим обаянием настоящей женщины, она воплощает в себе саму сущность Нью-Йорка - города, в котором мечты лежат на расстоянии вытянутой руки, отгороженные блестящими стеклами пленяющих взгляды витрин.

'Breathtaking ... The stories are special. They stand in their own right as lovely vignettes of the lives of the lonely, broken and troubled' Andrew Johnson, Independent Written when Truman Capote was in his teens and twenties, these recently-discovered short stories give a rare insight into an American icon. Tales of disappointed lovers, ageing spinsters, hoboes and murderous housewives, of yearning, poverty, despair, compassion, wit and wonder, they show us the boy from Alabama who became one of the twentieth century's most celebrated literary voices. 'An intriguing glimpse of Capote as a boy: precocious, provocative, spirited and strange, a "pocket Merlin" spinning tall tales' Olivia Laing, New Statesman

Ob ein Pelzmantel die Besitzerin wechseln soll oder eine Partygesellschaft nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen kann, wie wenig Gäste und Gastgeberin miteinander verbindet – Truman Capote erzählt nie bitter von den Um- und Irrwegen des Alltags, sondern schaut immer mit Wärme auf die Strauchelnden und Strampelnden. In seiner 2012 neu entdeckten Geschichte Yachten und dergleichen etwa strichelt er die Skizze einer vollendeten Nacht auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff – und das so, dass man sich hinterher mit dem Dasein, komme, was wolle, wunderbar versöhnt fühlt.

Narrator, jedenastoletni Collin, po stracie rodziców trafia pod opiekę dwóch kuzynki matki, sześćdziesięcioletnich starych panien o skrajnie odmiennych charakterach. Młodsza Verena, wyniosła i apodyktyczna, zarządza domem, podczas gdy starsza siostra Dolly, nieśmiała i przyjacielska, uchodzi za nieszkodliwą wariatkę. W ich wielkim starym domu mieszka także Catherine, Murzynka podająca się za Indiankę. Dolly prowadzi sprzedaż ziołowej mikstury, której recepturę otrzymała od Cyganki. Kiedy Verena dostrzega potencjał zysku, postanawia rozwinąć produkcję, ale Dolly odmawia ujawnienia składników leku. Wspólnie z Collinem i Katherine opuszczają dom, zamieszkując w domku na drzewie w lesie, co prowadzi do serii tragikomicznych zdarzeń. Kay, bohaterka „Drzewa nocy”, wraca pociągiem z pogrzebu wuja, który zostawił jej tylko zieloną gitarę. W przedziale spotyka niezwykłą parę: gadatliwą kobietę o wulgarnym wyglądzie oraz jej towarzysza, mężczyznę o twarzy mumii. Kobieta pragnie być w centrum uwagi, opowiadając niestworzone historie, co staje się zarówno zabawne, jak i niebezpieczne. Truman Capote, amerykański pisarz, znany ze swoich opowiadań i powieści, zyskał sławę jako celebryta i skandalista, przyjaźniąc się z wieloma wybitnymi osobistościami. Jego twórczość obejmuje wiele znanych dzieł, w tym „Z zimną krwią” oraz „Harfa traw”, które ukazują niezwykłe historie z amerykańskiego Południa.

Truman Capotes Reiseschilderungen sind Glanzstücke des New Journalism: Seine einmalige Beobachtungsgabe verwandelt seine Begegnungen mit Menschen und Orten in Literatur. Überall, wo er hinkam, blieb Capote ein Fremder und verstand es dennoch oder gerade deshalb aufs Beste, sich die neuen Landschaften und Menschen schreibend zu eigen zu machen. »Der unerwartete Anblick eines Gartens, ein Abend in der Oper, wilde Kinder, (…) das funkelnde Mittelmeer am Fuß von Klippen – alles ein Teil von mir«, schrieb Capote während seiner ersten Reise nach Europa, die er 1949 mit 25 Jahren unternahm.

Truman Capotes raffinierte Porträts über Berühmtheiten wie Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Humphrey Bogart und viele mehr in edler Sonderausgabe. Wohl kaum ein anderer war näher dran an den Stars und Ikonen seiner Zeit. Sie hofierten ihn und vertrauten ihm, ließen ihn hinter die Fassade blicken. Dank seiner Neugier, seinem untrüglichen Gespür für seine Gesprächspartner und ihre Geschichten, gelang es Capote immer wieder, ihre verborgensten Seiten zu enthüllen.

Содерж.: Завтрак у Тиффани ; Другие голоса, другие команды

В кн. также: Призраки в солнечном свете: съемки фильма "Хладнокровное убийство"

Rukopis romana Ljetno krstarenje otkriven je među Capoteovim papirima koji su 2004. dostavljeni njujorškom Sothebyju radi aukcije. Ni voditelj Capoteove zaklade nije znao za postojanje ovog dijela njegove ostavštine, koji je uključivao rukopis nekih objavljenih tekstova, pisma i fotografije, kao i kompletan rukopis romana. Ovaj rukopis bio je zaboravljen u kutiji od 1950. godine, kada je Capote odlučio napustiti svoj stan u Brooklynu i dao upute da se bace svi papiri. Na sreću, rukopis Ljetnog krstarenja je sačuvan i objavljen više od 50 godina kasnije. Junakinja romana, Grady O'Neil, posjeduje žudnju za životom i nekonvencionalnost sličnu Capoteovoj najpoznatijoj junakinji, Holly Golightly iz Doručka kod Tiffanyja, te je u mnogim aspektima njezin prototip. Gradyina mladalačka neobuzdanost tijekom euforičnog ljeta u New Yorku na njezinom osamnaestom rođendanu savršeno odražava društvene promjene nakon Drugog svjetskog rata. Iako je rukopis nastao 1940-ih, kada je Capoteu bilo nešto više od 20 godina, predstavlja nagovještaj njegovog kasnijeg spisateljskog majstorstva i svjedoči o njegovom razvoju kao jednog od najznačajnijih pisaca 20. stoljeća. Ovaj roman može se smatrati otkrivenim izgubljenim blagom.

СодержаниеБутыль серебра. Пер. Суламифь МитинаМириэм. Пер. Суламифь МитинаЯ тоже могу такого порассказать.... Пер. Суламифь МитинаДерево ночи. Пер. Елена СурицЯстреб без головы. Пер. Инна СтамЗакрой последнюю дверь. Пер. Владимир БабковДети в день рождения. Пер. Суламифь МитинаЗлой дух. Пер. Раиса ОблонскаяБриллиантовая гитара. Пер. Елена СурицЦветочный дом. Пер. Григорий ДашевскийВоспоминания об одном рождестве. Пер. Суламифь МитинаОдин из путей в рай. Пер. Суламифь МитинаГость на празднике. Пер. Суламифь Митина

Grady beautiful, rich, flame-haired, defiant is the sort of girl people stare at across a room. But her privileged society life of parties, debutantes and dresses leaves her wanting more. And excitement comes in the form of the highly unsuitable Clyde, a Brooklyn-born, Jewish parking attendant.

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H E Bates; Mary Bowen; Truman Capote; Dylan Thomas; Saki; Liam O'Flaherty; Graham Greene; Ernest Hemingway; James Thurber; Ray Bardbury

The private letters of Truman Capote, lovingly assembled here for the first time by acclaimed Capote biographer Gerald Clarke, provide an intimate, unvarnished portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most colorful and fascinating literary figures.Capote was an inveterate letter writer. He wrote letters as he spoke: emphatically, spontaneously, and passionately. Spanning more than four decades, his letters are the closest thing we have to a Capote autobiography, showing us the uncannily self-possessed naïf who jumped headlong into the post–World War II New York literary scene; the more mature Capote of the 1950s; the Capote of the early 1960s, immersed in the research and writing of In Cold Blood; and Capote later in life, as things seem to be unraveling. With cameos by a veritable who’s who of twentieth-century glitterati, Too Brief a Treat shines a spotlight on the life and times of an incomparable American writer.

In this anthology of twentieth-century essays, some of our most-admired American and British writers express their lively, candid, entertaining, thoughtful, and—above all—various opinions. Topics range from Tangier to a lake in Maine, from racial conflict to sky diving, from the expectations we bring to travel to the athletics of the table. The essays are selected and introduced by Joseph Epstein, himself a leading contemporary practitioner of the form. Most prominent in each essay is the distinctive style of the essayist; style, as Epstein points out in his introduction, is not only what keeps literature alive but also a personal way of looking at the world.Blending the profound and the buoyant, the traditional and the new, the expected and the surprising, The Norton Book of Personal Essays offers a basketful of delights sure to find a permanent place on readers' shelves. Mark Twain, Max Beerbohm, Virginia Woolf, Willa Cather, M. F. K. Fisher, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. B. White, Oliver Sacks, H. L. Mencken, Truman Capote, and Flannery O'Connor are among the contributors to this volume. The chief principle of selection has been the pleasure that essays, operating at their highest power, always give.

Buddy ist sechs Jahre alt. Für ihn ist Weihnachten ein magischer Moment, den er gerne mit der lieben und alten Miss Sook, seiner Cousine, teilt. Doch in diesem Jahr muss der kleine Junge die Feiertage bei seinem Vater verbringen, den er kaum kennt und der ihn einschüchtert. Für Buddy wird Weihnachten nie wieder so sein wie früher...

In the November 9, 1957 issue of The New Yorker, Truman Capote published a profile of Marlon Brando called "The Duke in His Domain," which turned out to be one of the last substantial interviews ever granted by the reclusive actor. Here, Capote's controversial interview comes alive with 87 photos, 13 in color, of the godfather of modern acting.

Contents:Intuición femenina / Isaac Asimov -- Traducción de Lorenzo CortinaProfesor Miseria / Truman Capote -- Traducción de Juan VilloroLa romántica / Patrica Highsmith -- Traducción de Jordi BeltránUna madre / James Joyce -- Traducción de Guillermo CabreraParece tan dulce / Rosa Montero --La ciociara / Alberto Moravia -- Traducción de Ma Esther BenítezSilba para llamar al viento / Rosamunde Pilcher -- Traducción de Margarita CavándoliPigmalión / Manuel Vázquez Montalbán --La imagen móvil / Edith Wharton -- Traducción de Rosa S. de NaveiraEl vestido nuevo / Virginia Woolf -- Traducción de Andrés Bosch

Contains two short stories that trace the course of a great writer's life and his relationship with New York: 'Master Misery' (an early story) and 'La Cote Basque' (part of his scandalous and unfinished final novel).

Zeventien verhalen van Amerikaanse auteurs die de keerzijde schetsen van de glamour van de filmstad

From the bestselling author of In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's comes the story of three endearing misfits—an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies—who take up residence in a tree house. “Remarkable. . . . Infused with a tender laughter, charming human warmth, [and] a feeling for the positive quality of life.” —New York Herald Tribune Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the tale of three misfits who move into a tree house. As they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love, “that love is a chain of love, as nature is a chain of life.” This volume also includes Capote’s A Tree of Night and Other Stories, which the Washington Post called “unobtrusively beautiful...a superlative book.”

Truman Capote began writing when he was eight and became one of America's most versatile and gifted authors. This reader contains much of his published work: his fiction, including Breakfast at Tiffany's, as well as his prolific output of short stories, travel sketches in which he evokes places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, portraits of his contempories such as Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe and Cecil Beaton, and his brilliant reportage and essays. His piece entitled The Muses are Heard, which recounts a trip to Communist Europe with the cast of Porgy and Bess, shows the chameleon-like talents of a literary legend.

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Exploring intriguing questions about creativity and human relationships, this collection features compelling tales that delve into the complexities of life. From the challenge of creating a machine that mimics a writer to the mysterious allure of a landlady's house, each story reveals the nuanced dynamics between characters, such as Sir Basil Turton's conflicting affections for his wife and his priceless sculptures. These narratives serve as an excellent introduction to the author's masterful storytelling in adult fiction.

Dieser Band enthält die schönsten Photographien von Norma Jean Baker, der späteren Marilyn Monroe: frühe Pin-ups, Filmbilder, Publicity Stills und Portraitaufnahmen grosser Photographen. Mit einem brillanten Essay von Truman Capote.

Fragments of unfinished works from the author's notebooks of the 1940s and 1950s accompany three long stories and three short pieces

...eine boshafte, witzige und völlig verheerende Schilderung der Reise nach Leningrad von 94 Amerikanern und zwei Hunden, die alle mit der weithin gefeierten Produktion von PORGY AND BESS verbunden sind.

Nichts für schwache Nerven! Die haarsträubende Geschichte rund um die handgeschnitzten Miniatur-Särge, die den künftigen Opfern per Post zugeschickt werden, beruht auf einem authentischen Fall. Truman Capote hat daraus ein literarisches Kabinettstück gefertigt. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

Although Truman Capote's last novel was unfinished at the time of his death, its surviving portions offer a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time.As it follows the career of a writer of uncertain parentage and omnivorous erotic tastes, Answered Prayers careens from a louche bar in Tangiers to a banquette at La Côte Basque, from literary salons to high-priced whorehouses. It takes in calculating beauties and sadistic husbands along with such real-life supporting characters as Colette, the Duchess of Windsor, Montgomery Clift, and Tallulah Bankhead. Above all, this malevolently funny book displays Capote at his most relentlessly observant and murderously witty.

At age 82, Clifton Fadiman continues his prolific publishing career, here presenting 62 of the world's best short stories from 16 countries. His criteria? "Each story had to be both interesting and of high literary merit." Fadiman fulfills both requirements and much more, offering a cornucopia of superior 20th-century writers that includes Franz Kafka, D. H. Lawrence, Isaac Babel, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever, Sean O'Faolain, Graham Greene, Robert Penn Warren, Colette, John Updike, Donald Barthelme, and James Thurber. (Regrettably, J. D. Salinger is not included due to lack of permission.) Here is a truly remarkable collection of this century's short stories that readers from all over the world will read with delight.

Was Capote hier als ›definitive Autobiographie‹ erzählt, ist ein funkelndes, von präziser Sprache getragenes Zeitdokument. Capote verteilt nach links und rechts Seitenhiebe; er lässt sich aus über John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Onassis, Norman Mailer, Marilyn Monroe, Tennessee Williams, André Gide, J. D. Salinger, Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol. Er erinnert sich an seine Kindheit, seinen frühen Erfolg, berichtet über seine Probleme mit Drogen und Alkohol, seine Homosexualität. Diese Gesprä-che aus den letzten Lebensjahren Capotes sind sein literarisches Vermächtnis, ein Schlüssel zu seinem Werk und seiner Person.

Passionate, perceptive and eloquent, the short stories of Truman Capote are among the greatest works of twentieth century American fiction. This new collection gathers them all together for the first time: from early, eerie Southern Gothic tales such as 'Miriam' and 'The Headless Hawk', to the brilliantly evocative 'Children On Their Birthdays' and the tenderly autobiographical 'A Christmas Memory' - an affectionate portrayal of Capote's own Alabama upbringing. Whether describing the Deep South of his childhood, or considering city life with the penetrating gaze of an outsider - as in 'Among the Paths to Eden' and the hitherto unpublished 'The Bargain' these stories rank among Capote's finest work: acutely observed tales from a unique and brilliant mind.

Selected from across Capote's writing life, the stories range from nostalgic portraits of childhood to more unsettling works that reveal the darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote's youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden 'aunt' Sook forage for pecans and whisky to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before dawn to prepare feasts for a ragged assembly of guests; it is Sook who teaches Buddy the true meaning of goodwill. In other stories, an unlikely festive miracle, of sorts, occurs at a local drugstore; an eccentric young girl dreams of Hollywood; and a lonely woman has a troubling encounter in wintry New York. Brimming with feeling, these sparkling tales convey both the wonder and the chill of Christmas time.

An anthology of short stories both fiction and non-fiction and conversations. Capote is a master at creating settings and conjuring up personalities. The central story, a novella entitled Handcarved Coffins, follows the same guidelines as In Cold Blood yet is even more terrifying and haunting.

Truman Capotes Erzählungen thematisieren Heimatlosigkeit und Verirrung. Sie sind mitfühlend und stilistisch brillant, zeigen das Chaos im Leben der Protagonisten und verzichten auf die Normen des Erwachsenenalltags. Der Band umfasst unter anderem "Baum der Nacht", "Miriam" und "Eine Weihnachtserinnerung".

Die Stimme aus der Wolke - Stories und Porträt - bk1492; Rowohlt Verlag; Truman Capote; pocket_book; 1996

Druhá novela (1951) a první knižně vydané povídky (1949) v jedné knize. Prózy, v nichž se střídají tóny humorné i vážnější a v nichž jde o polaritu mezi snem a skutečností. Novela Luční harfa vypráví příběh o lidech, kteří vedeni svým snem, se odvážili vzepřít maloměšťáckému okolí. Povídky Strom noci představují básnivé vidění světa z úhlu senzitivních jedinců, pro něž často mizí hranice mezi snem a skutečností.

Truman Capote's bewitching short stories, many of which were set in the Deep South of his youth, are among his finest works. Perceptive, sensitive and eloquent, filled with brooding atmosphere and gorgeous description, these three stories tell of genteel eccentrics, evocative childhood memories and a malevolent nocturnal meeting.

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"Collection of essays, profiles, travel pieces and observations ..."--book jacket

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. At the center 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. In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative.

Autobiografická knížka známého amerického autora Trumana Capoteho Luční harfa líčí spisovatelova chlapecká léta, jež po smrti rodičů trávil v podivínské domácnosti svých tet, tiché a romantické Dolly a podnikavé leč diktátorské Vereny. Dospívající Collin si samozřejmě víc rozumíse svobodomyslnou Dolly, která miluje přírodu a vyrábí podle starého cikánského receptu úspěšný léčivý preparát... Poznámku napsal Jaroslav Hornát.

When Joel Knox's mother dies, he is sent into the exotic unknown of the Deep South to live with a father he has never seen. But the sinister and eccentric figures he meets there are curiously and ominously evasive when Joel asks to see his father.

Truman Capotes journalistisches Werk zeigt seine Nähe zum Leben und den Menschen, geprägt von Melancholie, Beobachtungsgabe und perfekten Dialogen. Anlässlich seines 100. Geburtstags wird sein gesamtes journalistisches Werk in drei Einzelbänden neu veröffentlicht.

Wer den „vollkommensten Stilisten seiner Generation“ (Norman Mailer) kennenlernen möchte, kommt an seinen Erzählungen nicht vorbei. In diesen schildert Capote die verschiedensten Wege, lieben zu lernen; beschreibt Verirrte und Verlassene, die zwischen Trotz und Traum straucheln; schafft es, Sonderlinge derart zu zeichnen, dass es unmöglich wird, nicht mit ihnen mitzufühlen. Seine Erzählungen verdanken ihren außergewöhnlichen Zauber vor allem einer Tatsache: Sie besitzen Seele. Capote war gerade mal neunzehn, als er für die Short Story Miriam den renommierten „O. Henry-Award“ erhielt. Dieser Band versammelt Truman Capotes teils erstmals auf Deutsch erschienenen Erzählungen und wurde nun mit der neu entdeckten Geschichte Yachten und dergleichen ergänzt.

'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. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate dream - to find a real life place like Tiffany's that makes her feel at home. Full of sharp wit and exuberant, larger-than-life characters which vividly capture the restless, madcap era of 1940s New York, Breakfast at Tiffany's will make you fall in love, perhaps for the first time, with a book. 'A master writer . . . makes the heart sing and the narrative fly' The New York Times