Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)" in English language version.
...he is the most perfect writer of my generation, he writes the best sentences word for word, rhythm upon rhythm. I would not have changed two words in Breakfast at Tiffany's which will become a small classic.
Playboy: Would you elaborate on your comment that Holly was the prototype of today's liberated female and representative of a "whole breed of girls who live off men but are not prostitutes. They're our version of the geisha girl..."?
Capote: Holly Golightly was not precisely a call girl. She had no job, but accompanied expense-account men to the best restaurants and night clubs, with the understanding that her escort was obligated to give her some sort of gift, perhaps jewelry or a check ... if she felt like it, she might take her escort home for the night. So these girls are the authentic American geishas, and they're much more prevalent now than in 1943 or 1944, which was Holly's era.
Norden, Eric (March 1968). "Playboy Interview: Truman Capote". Playboy. Vol. 15, no. 3. pp. 51–53, 56, 58–62, 160–162, 164–170. Reprinted in:
Ms. Littman, who landed in Los Angeles at midcentury, counted among her closest friends ... Truman Capote, who is said to have distilled that charm into his most famous character, Holly Golightly of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's.'
Ms. Littman, who landed in Los Angeles at midcentury, counted among her closest friends ... Truman Capote, who is said to have distilled that charm into his most famous character, Holly Golightly of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's.'
Ms. Littman, who landed in Los Angeles at midcentury, counted among her closest friends ... Truman Capote, who is said to have distilled that charm into his most famous character, Holly Golightly of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's.'
