Truman Capote

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

£55

Illustrated by Karen Klassen

Introduced By Jay McInerney

Capote’s enchanting New York novella, introduced by Jay McInerney. With illustrations by Karen Klassen.

● Only 8 Left in Stock

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

£55

● Only 8 Left in Stock

Book Details
 
Presentation Box & BindingBound in blocked buckram
Metallic slipcase
Dimensions9 inches x 5¾ inches
FontSet in Bodoni
Pages128 pages
AuthorTruman Capote
Illustrated byKaren Klassen
IllustrationFrontispiece and 6 colour illustrations
Publication Date12/08/2013
Editor's Notes
 
Beginning with a chance glimpse in a shared apartment building, Truman Capote’s enchanting novella charts the friendship between an aspiring writer who has just moved to New York City and his neighbour Holly Golightly: girl about town, genteel gold-digger and free spirit. It is one of the quintessential American stories of the 20th century.

About the Illustrator

Karen Klassen

This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline.

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About the Illustrator

Karen Klassen

This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline.

2 of 6

About the Illustrator

Karen Klassen

This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline.

3 of 6

About the Illustrator

Karen Klassen

This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline.

4 of 6

About the Illustrator

Karen Klassen

This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline.

5 of 6

About the Illustrator

Karen Klassen

This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline.

6 of 6

Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1924. Following his parents’ divorce four years later, he was sent to Monroeville, Alabama, to be raised by his mother’s relatives. In 1933 he went to live with his mother in New York, and began working at The New Yorker at the age of 19. His first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948), earned him an international literary reputation. Along with Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958), his major successes include The Grass Harp (1951) and In Cold Blood (1965), but he is equally remembered for his flamboyant, controversial lifestyle and penchant for the glittering world of high society. He died in 1984.

Jay McInerney is an American novelist, screenwriter, and literary critic, best known for his debut novel Bright Lights, Big City (1984), which captured the disillusionment and hedonism of 1980s New York. Born in 1955, McInerney studied at Williams College and later under Raymond Carver at Syracuse University. His distinctive second-person narrative style and incisive social commentary earned him a prominent place among the “literary Brat Pack.” In addition to fiction, McInerney is a celebrated wine writer and contributes regularly to publications like The Wall Street Journal. His work blends wit, sophistication, and cultural insight across genres.