Author: Truman CapotePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Thanksgiving visitor;The Thanksgiving visitor A Christmas memory
Author: Truman CapoteA Christmas Memory, The Thanksgiving Visitor, Truman Capote
Author: The Thanksgiving Visitor
Author: Truman CapoteA Christmas Memory
Author: The Thanksgiving Visitor ; A Christmas Memory
Author: Truman CapotePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
A boy recalls his life with an elderly relative in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school and reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.
A Christmas Memory
Author: Truman CapotePublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 9780679602378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A holiday classic from "one of the greatest writers and most fascinating society figures in American history" (Vanity Fair)! First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Truman Capote (In Cold Blood; Breakfast at Tiffany's) about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for Capote's fans young and old. Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship and the memories the two friends share of beloved holiday rituals. A Christmas Memory has been described as "[a] gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review), and this warm and delicately illustrated edition is one you'll want to add to any Christmas or Capote collection.
A Christmas Memory
Author: Truman CapotePublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385392761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.
The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story
Author: Martin ScofieldPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139457659
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This wide-ranging introduction to the short story tradition in the United States of America traces the genre from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century with Irving, Hawthorne and Poe via Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Faulkner to O'Connor and Carver. The major writers in the genre are covered in depth with a general view of their work and detailed discussion of a number of examples of individual stories. The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to this rich literary tradition. It will be invaluable to students and readers looking for critical approaches to the short story and wishing to deepen their understanding of how authors have approached and developed this fascinating and challenging genre. Further reading suggestions are included to explore the subject in more depth. This is an invaluable overview for all students and readers of American fiction.
A Christmas Memory
Author: Truman CapotePublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0307828816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A holiday classic from "one of the greatest writers and most fascinating society figures in American history" (Vanity Fair)! First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Truman Capote (In Cold Blood; Breakfast at Tiffany's) about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for Capote's fans young and old. Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship and the memories the two friends share of beloved holiday rituals.
A Study Guide to Truman Capote's Christmas Memory
Author: Gale, Cengage LearningPublisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410337057
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
A Study Guide to Truman Capote's Christmas Memory, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.