Breakfast at Tiffany's

By the age of fourteen, Truman Capote had already started writing short stories, some of which were published. After leaving school at fifteen, he worked for the New Yorker, his first and last regular job. Following this, Capote spent two years on a Louisiana farm where he wrote Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). He lived, at one time or another, in Greece, Italy, Africa, the West Indies, and travelled in Russia and the Orient. Capote is the author of many highly acclaimed books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories (1949), The Grass Harp (1951), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), In Cold Blood (1965), which immediately became the centre of a storm of controversy upon its publication, Music for Chameleons (1980), and Answered Prayers (1986).

The quietness and proud look of it calms me down right away; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits. With her tousled blond hair, upturned nose, dark glasses, and chic black dresses, Holly is a style sensation wherever she goes. Her apartment rocks to Martinis-soaked parties, and she plays hostess to millionaires, celebrities, and even gangsters alike. She's the life of the party, and the perfect person to have around in any situation.