Breakfast at Tiffany's

£7.99

When anyone says Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the image of Audrey Hepburn and her undeniable elegance always comes to the fore- even the cover of Truman Capote's classic tale is adorned with her delicate visage.
Yet as anyone will tell you, the cinematic incarnation of Truman Capote’s timeless novella is one that is ultimately very different from the original text. In fact its heart, although romantic like the film, is a dark one- so much so, that the final act differs greatly to the point that many will feel it an entirely different beast altogether.
The core story remains though: Holly Golightly is generally up all night drinking cocktails and breaking hearts. She hasn't got a past. She doesn't want to belong to anything or anyone, not even to her one-eyed rag-bag pirate of a cat. One day Holly might find somewhere she belongs, one day Holly might have to face up to her who she really is.
Such were the looser censorships on text than motion pictures at the time, the book is more pointed as to the exact nature of Holly’s night-time activities. Capote’s ineffable wit and sarcasm always seem to harbour a somewhat melancholy aspect, that of someone who is struggling to break free from their past and forge something new. Inevitably, this is not always the case, as Holly finds out, and later, Truman Capote was too after the success of Tiffany and the subsequent bitter pill that was In Cold Blood.