Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a novella by Truman Capote published in 1958. In it, a contemporary writer recalls his early days in New York City, when he makes the acquaintance of his remarkable neighbor, Holly Golightly, who is one of Capote's best-known creations. In 1961 it was adapted into a major motion picture of the same name.
First edition cover
Oona O'Neill (1943)
Gloria Vanderbilt (1959)
Suzy Parker (1963)
Truman Garcia Capote was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966). His works have been adapted into more than 20 films and television productions.
Capote in 1980 by Jack Mitchell
Halma's photograph of Capote on the back cover of Other Voices, Other Rooms
Capote photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948
Truman Capote in 1959