The Complete Stories of Truman Capote - Truman Capote

On the occasion of what would have been his 80th birthday, the Modern Library presents the first collection that includes all of Truman Capote's short fiction--a volume that confirms his status as one of the masters of this form. \n \nA landmark collection that brings together Truman Capote's life's work in the form he called his great love, The Complete Stories confirms Capote's status as a master of the short story. \nRanging from the gothic South to the chic East Coast, from rural children to aging urban sophisticates, all the unforgettable places and people of Capote's oeuvre are here, in stories as elegant as they are heartfelt, as haunting as they are compassionate. Reading them reminds us of the miraculous gifts of a beloved American original.\n