{"product_id":"9780141182575-in-cold-blood","title":"In Cold Blood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences\u003cbr\u003eReconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name, \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood \u003c\/i\u003eis a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative published in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eControversial and compelling, \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely and frighteningly human. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTruman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans. He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, which provided his first - and last - regular job. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction - short stories, novels and novellas, travel writing, profiles, reportage, memoirs, plays and films; his other works include \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), \u003ci\u003eMusic for Chameleons \u003c\/i\u003e(1980) and \u003ci\u003eAnswered Prayers \u003c\/i\u003e(1986), all of which are published in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs' \u003ci\u003eAnd the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is the American dream turning into the American nightmare . By juxtaposing and dovetailing the lives and values of the Clutters and those of the killers, Capote produces a stark image of the deep doubleness of American life . a remarkable book'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30340243652705,"sku":"9780141182575","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32416571.jpg?v=1737274732","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141182575-in-cold-blood","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}