Thomas Fahy
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English
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in drama as well as Tony Awards for best play and best actor, Tracy Letts has emerged as one of the greatest playwrights of the twenty-first century. Understanding Tracy Letts, the first book dedicated to his writing, is an introduction to his plays and an invitation to engage more deeply with his work-both for its emotional power and cultural commentary.
Experiencing a Tracy Letts play often feels akin to reading a Cormac...
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Truman Capote-and his most famous works, In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's-continue to have a powerful hold over the American popular imagination, along with his glamorous lifestyle, which included hobnobbing with the rich and famous and frequenting the most elite nightclubs in Manhattan. In Understanding Truman Capote, Thomas Fahy offers a way to reconsider the author's place in literary criticism, the canon, and the classroom.
By reading...
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"[A] surrealistic tale… Looming behind each ghastly murder is the haunting refrain of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations.' Chilling." - Katherine Neville
"Intriguing, disturbing, compelling. I couldn't put it down...What a fine debut!" - John Case
"[An] eye-popping debut." - Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi)
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Publisher
The University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Truman Capote--along with his most famous works In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's--continues to have a powerful hold over the American popular imagination. His glamorous lifestyle, which included hobnobbing with the rich and famous and frequenting the most elite nightclubs in Manhattan, makes him the subject of ongoing interest for public and academic audiences alike. In Understanding Truman Capote, Thomas Fahy provides a new direction for...