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Music for Chameleons

  • 1979 first published
  • 262 pages
  • 32 editions

Truman Capote's Music for Chameleons (1979) is a gay fiction story collection. Key subjects include literatura estadounidense.

19 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 32 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 262 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Gay men's writings, American
  • Literatura estadounidense
  • American Short stories
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Short stories, Single author

Quick answers

Who wrote Music for Chameleons?

Music for Chameleons was written by Truman Capote and first published in 1979.

What genre is Music for Chameleons?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Music for Chameleons?

The median edition has 262 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Music for Chameleons?

Readers who like it often enjoy Julian, The City and the Pillar and Close Range.

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