Difficult Ghost

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In 1960, Truman Capote arrived in the small town of Palamos on the Costa Brava. He'd hoped a short break from New York's social scene would help him finish the book he was writing about two young men convicted of a horrific murder. He wound up staying in Europe for three years of agonising self-exile, wrestling with his haunting material, crafting a masterpiece, and waiting for the event that would allow him to finish it-the execution of those two men.

Following in Capote's footsteps in Palamos, celebrated journalist Leila Guerriero finds almost no trace of those turbulent years. As she sorts through a jumble of competing local accounts and blatant fabrications, she launches a dazzling enquiry into the curious afterlife of writing-and the dark complexities of turning life into literature.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781805333005
Published: August 2025

Number of pages: 160
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Pushkin Press