CAPOTE, Truman

[179] pp.

Random House

1958

First Printing w/ 10/58 and $3.50 on front flap

8 1/4″ x 5 3/4″

Jacket design by Ismar David

Fine/ Fine

A lovely/ bright copy devoid of any chips or tears.

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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. In 1961 it was adapted into a major motion picture of the same name.

Setting
The novella is set in 1940s New York, specifically the Upper East Side, in a brownstone apartment. An area that experienced many changes following the Civil War, it went through its most major shift at the turn of the century. Broadly speaking, brownstones (the type of building that Holly lives in) were rebranded as more “stylish” places to live, rather than being thought of as decrepit and outdated buildings. By the 1940s, it had become a fairly affluent area. The novella’s setting plays a great role in the plot; various wealthy characters from the Upper East Side come in and out of Holly Golightly’s life.