Yachts and Things cover art

Yachts and Things

 Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Yachts and Things

By: Truman Capote
Narrated by: Victor Bevine
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £5.99

Buy Now for £5.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

Capote's previously lost and unpublished tale "Yachts and Things" was recently discovered by Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kasher in the Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library. Written at the height of his career and socialite life, this short, thinly-veiled work of fiction tells the story of two friends about to take an "idyllic three-week cruise in the Mediterranean aboard a friend's chartered yacht".

©2012 Truman Capote Literary Trust. (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Short Story Short Stories
All stars
Most relevant
an abandoned snippet from one of the author's published novels, which was later found in the archives amongst various papers. not really a short story, but interesting as something which the author decided to abandon and not include in his novel.
a series the meaningless interactions which can end up meaning more than necessary, having apparently fun on a vacation and using drugs, a slice from the lives of people without many real responsibilities.

short story, kinda

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A small snippet of what could have been the next classic by one of Americas’ finest and most unique writers. Like a shirt story.

Odd but classic Capote.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.