A Christmas Memory
vonTruman Capote
Subenres: Memoiren
Tender and bittersweet, these stories by Truman Capote, the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's, are a captivating tribute to the Christmas season 'We set about choosing a tree. 'It should be,' muses my friend, 'twice as tall as a boy. So a boy can't steal the star.'' Selected from across Truman Capote's writing life, these Christmas stories range from nostalgic, semi-autobiographical portraits of childhood to more unsettling tales of 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 whiskey to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before dawn to prepare feasts for a ragged assembly of guests; while in other stories, a lonely woman has a troubling encounter in wintry New York and an unlikely festive miracle, of sorts, occurs at a local drugstore. Brimming with feeling, these sparkling tales convey both the wonder and the chill of Christmas time.
Language
en
Published on
01/10/2021
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780241474426
Themen FriendshipChildhoodLoveMemorySouthern cultureGenerosityIntergenerational relationshipsHoliday traditionsInnocenceCompanionshipFamilyChristmas
StimmungLight-hearted, Bittersweet
HumorOccasional Humor
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