The Grass Harp

Truman Capote

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Забележки по корицата.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Penguin Books
Град на издаване:: Harmonsworth
Година:: 1972 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 128
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Чужда проза

The Grass Harp is a beautifully evocative, semi-autobiographical novella that gently captures the bittersweet eccentricities of small-town Southern life. The narrative follows Collin Fenwick, an orphaned youth sent to live with his two aging, unmarried aunts: the stern, materialistic Verena and the sweet, whimsical Dolly. Dolly spends her days brewing a secret, homemade herbal remedy for dropsy, aided by her fiercely loyal maid, Catherine. When the entrepreneurial Verena attempts to exploit and steal the formula for corporate profit, Dolly chooses quiet rebellion over compliance. Alongside Collin and Catherine, she packs her belongings and retreats to live in an old treehouse built high inside a chinaberry tree. Joined by an array of lovable, outcast town misfits, their treehouse sanctuary transforms into a staging ground for an emotional battle between unconventional freedom and conventional greed. Truman Capote masterfully weaves a tender, philosophical fable about the sacred nature of love, individuality, and the metaphorical music of memory.

Ключови думи: The Grass Harp, Truman Capote