| In Cold Blood Contributor(s): Capote, Truman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679745580 ISBN-13: 9780679745587 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 93006282 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.58 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 79631 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most famous true crime novel of all time, In Cold Blood is the bestseller that haunted its author long after he finished writing it. Chills the blood and exercises the intelligence ... harrowing. --The New York Review of BooksOn 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. In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating 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. |