Pithy Books: 1940s https://pithybooks.com/tags/1940s/ Latest Pithy Books summaries tagged “1940s”. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:09:59 GMT Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/breakfast-at-tiffany-s/ https://pithybooks.com/books/breakfast-at-tiffany-s/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A writer recalls his 1943 neighbor Holly Golightly, wild and kind, in a Manhattan brownstone, plus three short stories from Capote's 1958 collection.