Music for Chameleons: New Writing
- New York: Random House, Inc, 1980
New York: Random House, Inc, 1980. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [xx],[3],4-262,[4]pp. Upper board corners gently tapped (but still sharp), with a few faint, tiny scuffs to text edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is priceclipped with minor creasing along lower edge, a deep vertical crease to rear flap, and light wear to extremities; Near Fine.
A late collection of 14 short works, a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Capote's short story collection refreshingly blends personal experiences, imagery, and facts. "I'd never known anyone who wrote; indeed, I knew few people who read. But the fact was, the only four things that interested me were: reading books, going to the movies, tap dancing, and drawing pictures. Then one day I started writing, not knowing I had chained myself for life to a noble but merciless master. When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended soley for self-flagellation" (from Preface). [82042].
A late collection of 14 short works, a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Capote's short story collection refreshingly blends personal experiences, imagery, and facts. "I'd never known anyone who wrote; indeed, I knew few people who read. But the fact was, the only four things that interested me were: reading books, going to the movies, tap dancing, and drawing pictures. Then one day I started writing, not knowing I had chained myself for life to a noble but merciless master. When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended soley for self-flagellation" (from Preface). [82042].