Miriam (short story)

Miriam: A Classic Story of Loneliness
First edition in solo book form published by Creative Education, Inc. (1982)
AuthorTruman Capote
Original titleMiriam
IllustratorSandra Higashi
LanguageEnglish
Publication place United States
Pages40 pp
ISBN978-0-87191-829-1
OCLC8747954

"Miriam" is a short story written by Truman Capote. It was originally published in the June 1945 issue of Mademoiselle.[1] "Miriam" was one of Capote's first published short stories, and in 1946 it earned an O. Henry Award in the category Best First-Published Story.[2]

  1. ^ Clarke, Gerald. Capote: A Biography (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988), page 85.
  2. ^ "PEN/O. Henry Award Past Winners List". Retrieved 2011-05-03.