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Summer Crossing
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Summer Crossing

Written by Truman Capote

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved.

Fans of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Capote's short stories will be thrilled to read Summer Crossing.
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Release dateDec 13, 2005
ISBN9780739332726
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Truman Capote

Truman Capote (1924-1984) es uno de los mejores escritores norteamericanos del siglo XX. Anagrama le ha dedicado una Biblioteca Truman Capote: Otras voces, otros ámbitos, Un árbol de noche, Desayuno en Tiffany’s, A sangre fría, Música para camaleones, Plegarias atendidas, El arpa de hierba, Retratos, Tres cuentos, Los perros ladran, Cuentos completos y Crucero de verano.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    An unfinished early work by what was clearly to become a great writer: there are some brilliant observations in this short novel. The first chapter is perfect.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I decided to read Truman Capote after reading Andy Warhol. Warhol considered himself to be Capote's biggest fan. Summer Crossing was discovered in 2004 along with a bunch of letters written by Capote, and was published in 2005 and is regarded as Capote's "debut" novel. He has a complex, yet quite readable, style that, despite the many stop-start sentences, such as this one here , flows well despite the twists and turns, without losing the plot, so to speak. I must admit I did not know what to expect and my knowledge was restricted to Breakfast at Tiffany's. Apparently, Capote was not happy with the film version of the book. Further, he appeared as himself in a cameo role in Wood Allen's Annie Hall. These two "factoids" are enough to make me want to read more.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Enjoyable but sad read. Only just discovered Capote how sad is that!
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Gave up. I could not get into the trials and tribulations of the "wealthy bored people". I really wanted to like this one and have enjoyed Capote in the past.I just could not get into this one.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This audio version of Capote's novella was very good. A 20th century Romeo and Juliet-esque tale set in the hot summer in NYC. So, that tells you the outcome, but it is the wonderful prose of Capote's which makes this worth reading nonetheless. His phrasing made me catch my breath a few times, it was so perfect. Capote is a painter with words. Lovely, lovely, tragic tale!

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A remarkable novella, technically Capote's first, although not published until many years after his death. With hints of the perfection of Breakfast at Tiffany's, this story of doomed love 'twixt the upper and lower crusts owes just a little something to Fitzgerald. When her parents plan a "crossing" to Europe to get out of New York for the summer and to check out what WWII may have left of their home in Cannes, 17-year-old Grady McNeil insists on staying behind, alone, in the closed-up apartment overlooking The Park, with occasional duty visits to her married sister in East Hampton. You see, Grady has fallen in love with the attendant of an open-air parking lot where she has been in the habit of leaving her car during spring trips into the city from the family's summer home in Connecticut. Of course the reader can imagine some of the misfortunes that will inevitably ensue....but not all. And the prose is purely beautiful.The manuscript for Summer Crossing was discovered in a lot of Capote memorabilia presented to an auction house to be sold off in 2004 (Capote died in 1984). It had been known that Capote had worked on such a novel and never been satisfied with it, but as his literary executors had never found the manuscript they assumed he had given up on it, and destroyed it. Indeed, he apparently had abandoned it along with other possessions when he moved out of an apartment in Brooklyn in 1950. Rather than "put it all out at the curb for the garbage men" as Capote had instructed, a friend held on to a few boxes of documents, manuscripts and other memorabilia for nearly 50 years. The story of the manuscript's survival and ultimate publication, told in an afterword by a trustee of the Truman Capote Literary Trust, is nearly as engaging as the novel itself.Review written in February, 2011
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was an interesting reading about young people spending a heated summer in New York in the 50s. They were from different society and were trying to escape from their own social class into the other. What first looks like a summer experiment which shouldn't have got any consequence, finally turns into the contrary where in the end there wasn't any possibility to turn back.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I am reading this novel because the book club I'm in selected this for this month. Due to the previous things I've read about this author, I have thought that I wouldn't find it pretty entertainment.... but maybe I'm wrong. Actually, I find it quite good. I'll tell more later. June 2: All right. I finished it today. It is good. I liked the descriptions of every emotion that the heroine feels. I liked the environment, and the contrast between the foolish thoughts of grown people, (the ones who are suposed to be serious and centered), against the deep thoughts of Gredy. Althought she is still a teen, she thinks and acts as a really grown person. I liked Capote this time, and hope I could build scenes as well as he does.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Pretty good one - well written.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    There is a good reason this wasn't published during Capote's lifetime. It is more a sketch of a novel than even a novella. There are inexplicable plot jumps that a more mature writer would have fleshed out. But you can see the talent that was there at an early age. My reading was often pulled up short, arrested by a surprising image. It's a short book, worth reading to see the early effort of a very good writer.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    In late 2004, Sotheby's in New York contacted Alan Schwartz who is a trustee of The Truman Capote Literary Trust. A manuscript had been delivered to Sotheby's for auction which appeared to be an early, unpublished novel by Truman Capote. The manuscript turned out to be Capote's first novel (really a novella) drafted when he was only nineteen years old. Schwartz' decision to publish this early work in 2005 has given readers the opportunity to enjoy a novel whose style and insight probably led to Capote's penning of Breakfast at Tiffany's.Summer Crossing is a slim novel with surprising depth. Grady McNeil, a New York socialite, is spending a summer alone in the city. On the cusp of her eighteenth birthday, she is ripe for independence. Her budding relationship with a Jewish war veteran leads her down a path where the future is far from clear.As a summer heat wave descends on New York City, the novel also heats up - leaving Grady with the consequences of her decisions.Capote's deft literary style explores such themes as sexuality in the mid 1940s, as well as cultural, socioeconomic, class and religious issues during that time period. Filled with stunning insights into a young girl's emotional development, the novel is a compelling read. Capote uses symbolism artfully.I breezed through this novel in less than a day, carried away by Capote's fine sense of place, as well as his deep understanding of the characters. A fastidiously written first novel, Summer Crossing is well worth the read.Highly recommended.