An appreciation of Truman Capote's novella . . . .
""Tiffany's" falls into the category of novella, a genre that on the word-count scale falls halfway between the short story and novel, and the finest examples of which -- including Mann's "Death in Venice," Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," Flaubert's "A Simple Heart," and Glenway Wescott's "The Pilgrim Hawk" -- combine the formal and stylistic precision of a top-notch short story with a near-novelistic scale and wealth of incident. Without question, "Tiffany's" belongs in this select company. Yet mention it nowadays and most people probably won't think first of Capote's book but of Blake Edwards's enduring 1962 movie. (Or, even more likely, of the iconic poster of Audrey Hepburn in a black Givenchy gown.)"
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""Tiffany's" falls into the category of novella, a genre that on the word-count scale falls halfway between the short story and novel, and the finest examples of which -- including Mann's "Death in Venice," Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," Flaubert's "A Simple Heart," and Glenway Wescott's "The Pilgrim Hawk" -- combine the formal and stylistic precision of a top-notch short story with a near-novelistic scale and wealth of incident. Without question, "Tiffany's" belongs in this select company. Yet mention it nowadays and most people probably won't think first of Capote's book but of Blake Edwards's enduring 1962 movie. (Or, even more likely, of the iconic poster of Audrey Hepburn in a black Givenchy gown.)"
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120854857827227043.html?mod=at_leisure_main_editors_picks_days_only
