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Episode 9

Girl-about-town Holly Golightly hits New York's headlines for all the wrong reasons. Read by Henry Goodman.

Henry Goodman reads Truman Capote's vivid and witty novel about the relationship between young writer, Paul Varjak and captivating girl-about-town, Holly Golightly, in 1940s New York.

With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly Golightly is top notch in style and a sensation wherever she goes. Her brownstone apartment vibrates with martini-soaked parties as she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate goal - to find a real life place like Tiffany's that makes her feel at home.

Truman Capote's 1958 novella abridged in 10-parts by James Robertston.

Born in New Orleans in 1925, Truman Capote left school at 15 to work for the New Yorker - his first, and last, regular job. He's the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories, The Grass Harp, In Cold Blood, Music for Chameleons and Answered Prayers. Truman Capote died in 1984.

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2001.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Nov 2019 02:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 29 Nov 2007 13:30
  • Thu 26 Jun 2008 13:00
  • Thu 26 Feb 2009 13:00
  • Thu 3 Dec 2009 14:45
  • Fri 4 Dec 2009 04:45
  • Thu 9 Sep 2010 15:30
  • Thu 25 Aug 2011 14:30
  • Thu 21 Mar 2013 14:30
  • Thu 2 Jul 2015 14:00
  • Fri 3 Jul 2015 02:00
  • Thu 16 Mar 2017 14:00
  • Fri 17 Mar 2017 02:00
  • Thu 28 Nov 2019 14:00
  • Fri 29 Nov 2019 02:00