Golden Globe-winning actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under)
performs Truman Capote's provocative, naturalistic masterstroke about a
young writer's charmed fascination with his unorthodox neighbor, the
"American geisha" Holly Golightly. Holly--a World War II-era society
girl in her late teens--survives via socialization, attending parties
and restaurants with men from the wealthy upper class who also provide
her with money and expensive gifts. Over the course of the novella, the
seemingly shallow Holly slowly opens up to the curious protagonist, who
eventually gets tossed away as her deepening character emerges.
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote's most beloved work of fiction,
introduced an independent and complex character who challenged
audiences, revived Audrey Hepburn's flagging career in the 1961 film
version, and whose name and style has remained in the national idiom
since publication. Hall uses his diligent attention to character to
bring our unnamed narrator's emotional vulnerability to the forefront of
this American classic.