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In Cold Blood
Contributor(s): Capote, Truman (Author)

ISBN: 0679745580 ISBN-13: 9780679745587
Publisher: Vintage

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1994
Annotation: With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Murder - General

Dewey: 364.152

LCCN: 93006282

Lexile Measure: 1040(Not Available)

Series: Vintage International

Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.58 lbs) 368 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Chronological Period - 1960's
- Cultural Region - Heartland
- Cultural Region - Midwest
- Cultural Region - Plains
- Geographic Orientation - Kansas

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Review Citations: Newsweek 07/13/2009 pg. 56

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 79631
Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

The most famous true crime novel of all time, In Cold Blood is the bestseller that haunted its author long after he finished writing it.

Chills the blood and exercises the intelligence ... harrowing. --The New York Review of Books

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.

In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.

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