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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences Prebound - 1999
de Truman Capote
With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.
Acerca de este libro
In Cold Blood is a nonfiction book by American author Truman Capote. The book details the brutal 1959 murders of Herbert Clutter, a wealthy farmer from Holcomb, Kansas, and his wife and two of their children. When Capote learned of the quadruple murder before the killers were captured, he decided to travel to Kansas and write about the crime.
Resumen
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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Primera línea
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Identificación de primeras ediciones
The first edition of In Cold Blood was published Random House in 1965. Stated "First Printing" with "1/66" and "$5.95" inside the front flap of the dust jacket.
Detalles
- Título In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
- Autor Truman Capote
- Encuadernación Prebound
- Edición Turtleback Scho
- Páginas 343
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Turtleback Books
- Fecha de publicación October 1999
- ISBN 9780785777632 / 0785777636
- Peso 0.89 libras (0.40 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.94 x 5.58 x 1.08 pulgadas (20.17 x 14.17 x 2.74 cm)
- Nivel de lectura 1040
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Chronological Period: 1960's
- Cultural Region: Heartland
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Cultural Region: Plains
- Geographic Orientation: Kansas
- Library of Congress subjects Murder - Kansas, Hickock, Richard Eugene
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 9306282
- Dewey Decimal Code 364.152
