A Day's Work: A Conversational Portrait [A Day's Work]

New York: Lester Persky, Circa 1979. Original manuscript for the short story, first published in Truman Capote's 1980 collection of short fiction and non-fiction, "Music for Chameleons." Copy belongin to producer Lester Persky, possibly as a treatment for television or a short film. Rare.

Capote's short story, "A Day's Work: A Conversational Portrait," written in the style of a screenplay, describes a day in which Capote accompanies his maid, Mary Sanchez, as she cleans three vacant apartments in Manhattan and the Bronx. After sharing some marijuana on a Central Park bench, the conversation concerns various topics, including Capote's mother's suicide, his relation with Willa Cather, designer Oleg Cassini and the young Senator John F. Kennedy, Sanchez's children, the death of her estranged husband, and Catholic faith.

Set in New York City.

Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers, with credits for author Truman Capote. Title page present, with credits for author Truman Capote. 24 leaves, with last page of text numbered 23. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

[Book #168967]