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Essay Archive - A Christmas Memory: Truman Capote
A Christmas Memory: Truman Capote
This story, "A Christmas Memory," is a nonfiction reminence of one
A distant relative of Truman Capote's, Sook Faulk, took care of him
through his childhood. Sook dubbed Truman with the nickname "Buddy," after
a former best friend. During one November morning, when Buddy was seven,
Sook decided it was fruitcake weather. She called him to get their buggy
and her hat to go pick pecans. Queenie, their terrier who has survived
illness and snake bites, follows them on their errand. After picking
pecans for three hours, Buddy and Sook began hulling their buggyload. ....
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