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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences
Truman Capote
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Description for In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences
Paperback. Intends to reconstruct the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. This title explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. It focuses on the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Penguin Magnum Collection
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141043081
SKU
V9780141043081
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Ref
99-42
About Truman Capote
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1925 and was raised in various parts of the South, his family spending winters in New Orleans and summers in Alabama and New Georgia. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for the New Yorker which provided his first - and last - regular job. In 1948 his first ... Read more
Reviews for In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences
'The American dream turning into the American nightmare ... a remarkable book' Spectator