5 classic novels that beautifully explore the dark side of life in New York City

4. Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote

Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote, Vintage, 192 pp.

Truman Capote's novella (turned Audrey Hepburn film) Breakfast at Tiffany's is delightful – but also subtly disturbing. It centers on Holly Golightly, who runs away from family and responsibility in the South to become a Manhattan socialite, perpetually on the hunt for a rich husband. But as her new neighbor, the novel's narrator, uncovers Holly's past, her carefully constructed world falls apart.

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