Truman Capote was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories, novels and plays are recognised literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and In Cold Blood (1965), which he labeled a "non-fiction novel." At least 20 films and TV dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays.
He was born as Truman Streckfus Persons to a salesman Archulus Persons and young Lillie Mae. His parents divorced when he was four and he went to live with his mother's relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. He was a lonely child who learned to read and write by himself before entering school. In 1933, he moved to New York City to live with his mother and her new husband, Joseph Capote, a Cuban-born businessman. Mr. Capote adopted Truman, legally changing his last name to Capote and enrolling him in private school. After graduating from high school in 1942, Truman Capote began his regular job as a copy boy at The New Yorker. During this time, he also began his career as a writer, publishing many short stories which introduced him into a circle of literary critics. His first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, published in 1948, stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for nine weeks and became controversial because of the photograph of Capote used to promote the novel, posing seductively and gazing into the camera.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Capote remained prolific producing both fiction and non-fiction. His masterpiece, In Cold Blood, a story about the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, was published in 1966 in book form by Random House, became a worldwide success and brought Capote much praise from the literary community. After this success he published rarely and suffered from alcohol addiction. He died in 1984 at age 59.
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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. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
大一上学期的时候,在一堂《大众传播学》的课上,授课教师李苓带我们做了个“小游戏”。 她叫了十来名同学走到教室前面,排成一排,然后在第一位同学耳边讲了一句话。再然后,一位接一位同学以”咬耳朵“的方式将这句话传递下去。当最后一位同学说出那句话的之后,李苓老师也将...
评分开始听这本书的理由很废——实在吃不消在跑步时听Moby Dick了。大学时就着电影《卡波特》读过《冷血》译作。在被各种航海词汇和闲扯漫谈的长句折腾到语言中枢行将中风时,会个旧相识,应该是不错的。 错在高估了译者,而低估了Capote。真不愧是20世纪实文学的珠穆朗玛。 Trum...
评分《蓄谋》(In Cold Blood》 【美】楚门·卡波特(Truman Capote) 胡忠茂、张德康、黄勇民译 我自然不是天才卡波提的粉丝,否则也不会在盘缠不足的情况下将卡波提的《蓄谋》放弃;但我自然也不愿意放弃任何一个天才,否则也不会翌日就折返将《蓄谋》罗致门下。其...
评分 评分这本书让我想到一部电影Paradise Now 。好人与坏人有时候真的无从分辨、很难去界定。就像你会去同情一个坏人。本书视角很好但有些long、无关紧要的叙述和人名看的两眼晃晃。
评分recommend by all means for the power of reality
评分#在看过两个有关【冷血】与卡波特的电影之后,这本书就没太多惊喜了,于我。第一印象是文字的冷峻,冷峻到老旧,像老小说的文字。第二,过于琐碎了。当然,往好了说是细腻。不过,同样的东西,今天的背景下,用纪录电影表现怕更有力量。第三,小说的最后部分很精到的,是好文学。PS. 听的是有声书,疏漏是一定的。
评分就是“啊”的一声。
评分优美又灵动,冷酷又温柔。卡波特的文笔和叙事能力真是令人叹为观止。阅读期间复习了一遍电影《卡波特》,跟本书相比,电影瞬间显得单薄的要命。感觉读这本书的情绪,会变成一个小小的影子,永远嵌在我脑海里了。
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