At the centre of Music for Chameleons is Handcarved Coffins, a 'nonfiction novel' based on the brutal crimes of a real-life murderer.Taking place in a small Midwestern town in America, it offers chilling insights into the mind of a killer and the obsession of the man bringing him to justice. Also in this volume are six short stories and seven 'conversational portraits' including a touching one of Marilyn Monroe, the 'beautiful child' and a hilarious one of a dope-smoking cleaning lady doing her rounds in New York.
ISBN: | 9780141184616 |
Publication date: | 25th January 2001 |
Author: | Truman Capote |
Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 262 pages |
Series: | Penguin Classics |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Shorter Reads |