Published when Truman Capote was only twentythree years old Other VoicesOther Rooms is a literary touchstone of the midtwentieth century. In thissemiautobiograp... » 

Published when Truman Capote was only twentythree years old Other VoicesOther Rooms is a literary touchstone of the midtwentieth century. In thissemiautobiographical comingofage novel thirteenyearold Joel Knox afterlosing his mother is sent from New Orleans to live with the father whoabandoned him at birth. But when Joel arrives at Skullys Landing the decayingmansion in rural Alabama his father is nowhere to be found. Instead Joelmeets his morose stepmother Amy eccentric cousin Randolph and a defiantlittle girl named Idabel who soon offers Joel the love and approval he seeks.Fueled by a worldweariness that belied Capotes tender age this noveltempers its themes of waylaid hopes and lost innocence with an appreciation forsmall pleasures and the colorful language of its time and place. This newedition featuring an enlightening Introduction by John Berendt offers readersa fresh look at Capotes emerging brilliance as a writer of protean power andeffortless grace. «