Havanas in CamelotbyWilliam Styron

Havanas in Camelot (2008) was collection of essays by William Styron published posthumously. In his later years, especially after success of Darkness Visible, Styron frequently wrote introspective essays and memoirs. In this book, 14 of such essays are brought together. It is great blend of his literary talent and reveals reflective and humorous side of his writing which was not always visible in his novels.

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Havanas in Camelot brings together fourteen of Styron's personal essays, including a reminiscence of his brief friendship with John F. Kennedy; a recollection of the power and ceremony on display at the inauguration of François Mitterrand; memoirs of Truman Capote, James Baldwin, and Terry Southern; a meditation on Mark Twain; an account of Styron's daily walks with his dog; and an evocation of his summer home on Martha's Vineyard. Styron's essays touch on the great themes of his fiction--racial oppression, slavery, and the Holocaust--but for the most part they address other subjects: bowdlerizations of history, literary lists, childhood moviegoing, the censoring of his own work, and the pursuit of celebrity fetish objects.--From amazon.com