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Truman Capote
1958
Novella
Drama, Fiction
Breakfast at Tiffany's is told by an unnamed but emotionally involved first-person narrator—a struggling writer who conveys the story of his neighbor, Holly Golightly.
Breakfast at Tiffany's is told in the past tense.
Breakfast at Tiffany's refers to the famed high-end jewelry store in Manhattan. The story's protagonist, Holly Golightly, goes there when she is feeling anxious. For her, it represents a perfect place untouched by the chaos of the world. Here, only good things happen.
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