| The Grass Harp Contributor(s): Capote, Truman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679745572 ISBN-13: 9780679745570 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 Annotation: Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits--an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies--who one day take up residence in a tree house. AS they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love, "that love is a chain of love, as nature is a chain of life." This volume also includes Capote's A Tree of Night and Other Stories, which the Washington Post called "unobstrusively beautiful...a superlative book." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93019633 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits--an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies--who one day take up residence in a tree house. As they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love, "that love is a chain of love, as nature is a chain of life." This volume also includes Capote's A Tree of Night and Other Stories, which the Washington Post called "unobtrusively beautiful . . . a superlative book." |