内容简介
Firstpublishedin1956,thismuchsought-afterautobiographicalrecollectionofTrumanCapote'sruralAlabamaboyhoodhasbecomeamodern-dayclassic.WeareproudtobereprintingthiswarmanddelicatelyillustratededitionofAChristmasMemory--atinygemofaholidaystory(SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview).Seven-year-oldBuddyinauguratestheChristmasseasonbycryingouttohiscousin,MissSookFalk:It'sfruitcakeweatherThusbeginsanunforgettableportraitofanoddbutenduringfriendshipbetweentwoinnocentsouls--oneyoungandoneold--andthememoriestheyshareofbelovedholidayrituals.
作者简介
TrumanCapotewasanativeofNewOrleans,wherehewasbornonSeptember30,1924.Hisfirstnovel,OtherVoices,OtherRooms,wasaninternationalliterarysuccesswhenfirstpublishedin1948,andaccordedtheauthoraprominentplaceamongthewritersofAmerica'spostwargeneration.Hesustainedthispositionsubsequentlywithshort-storycollections(ATreeofNight,amongothers),novelsandnovellas(TheGrassHarpandBreakfastatTiffany's),someofthebesttravelwritingofourtime(LocalColor),profilesandreportagethatappearedoriginallyinTheNewYorker(TheDukeinHisDomainandTheMusesAreHeard),atrue-crimemasterpiece(InColdBlood),severalshortmemoirsabouthischildhoodintheSouth(AChristmasMemory,TheThanksgivingVisitor,andOneChristmas),twoplays(TheGrassHarpandHouseofFlowersandtwofilms(BeattheDevilandTheInnocents).Mr.CapotetwicewontheO.HenryMemorialShortStoryPrizeandwasamemberoftheNationalInstituteofArtsandLetters.HediedinAugust1984,shortlybeforehissixtiethbirthday.
