The Grass Harp

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book fictional work novella

The Grass Harp is a 1951 novella by Truman Capote that tells a lyrical, bittersweet coming-of-age story about misfits who retreat to a treehouse, blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with themes of individuality and belonging.

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Surface form	Occurrences
The Grass Harp (film)	1
The Grass Harp (musical)	1
The Grass Harp (play)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ fictional work ⓘ novella ⓘ
adaptationMedium	feature film ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ stage play ⓘ
adaptedAs	The Grass Harp self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Grass Harp (film) The Grass Harp self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Grass Harp (musical) The Grass Harp self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Grass Harp (play)
author	Truman Capote ⓘ
centralMotif	grass harp metaphor ⓘ treehouse retreat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	praised for its tenderness and lyricism ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Catherine Creek ⓘ Collin Fenwick ⓘ Dolly Talbo ⓘ Judge Cool ⓘ Verena ⓘ surface form: Verena Talbo
filmAdaptationDirector	Charles Matthau ⓘ
filmAdaptationYear	1995 ⓘ
followedBy	Local Color ⓘ
genre	Southern Gothic ⓘ coming-of-age fiction ⓘ
hasIllustrations	no ⓘ
hasSymbolism	nature as voice of memory ⓘ
literaryMovement	postwar American literature ⓘ
literaryStyle	lyrical prose ⓘ
mainTheme	belonging ⓘ coming of age ⓘ found family ⓘ friendship ⓘ individuality ⓘ loss and grief ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person narration ⓘ
narratorCharacter	Collin Fenwick ⓘ
notableFor	blend of whimsy and melancholy ⓘ portrayal of Southern eccentric characters ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	A group of misfits retreat to a treehouse to escape societal pressures and discover themselves. ⓘ
precededBy	Other Voices, Other Rooms ⓘ
publicationYear	1951 ⓘ
publisher	Random House ⓘ
settingLocation	fictional Alabama town ⓘ
settingRegion	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: American South
targetAudience	adult readers ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	early 20th century ⓘ

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