This is the first paragraph for the works pages listing the selected works of Truman Capote listed Chronologically
| The Collected Writings of Truman Capote - 1963 |
 | Most readers know Truman Capote as the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "In Cold Blood" or they remember his notorious social life and wild and witty public appearances. But he was also the author of superb short tales that were as elegant as they were heartfelt, as grotesque as they were compassionate. buy | more... |
| In Cold Blood - 1965 |
 | This chilling nonfiction novel about a brutal 1959 killing in Holcomb, Kansas makes powerful reading. Author Truman Capote (1924-1984) writes superbly as he recreates the events of this horrid crime, and lets us peek into the minds of the perpetrators. buy | more... |
| Christmas Memory - 1966 |
| As Christmastime approaches in rural Alabama, a young boy and his best friend, an elderly woman distantly related to him, prepare for the holiday by gathering ingredients for their annual batch of fruitcakes for 'people who've struck our fancy'. On Christmas Eve, they talk with great anticipation of the next day, but underneath is the sad, almost unspoken knowledge that the boy is growing up and his cousin is getting older and more frail. buy |
| The Thanksgiving Visitor - 1968 |
 | Taking its place next to Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood on the Modern Library bookshelf is this new and original edition of Capote's most famous short stories: "A Christmas Memory, " "One Christmas, " and "A Thanksgiving Memory." All three stories are distinguished by Capote's delicate interplay of childhood sensibility and recollective vision. buy |
| Laura - 1968 |
| 1968 ABC teleplay. |
