num_pages: 419
description: The Dogs Bark: Public People and Private Places is an anthology of works by Truman Capote. It includes essays from Local Color and Observations, as well as the The Muses Are Heard. The work is a largely retrospective look at Truman Capote's life spanning the time frame from 1942 to 1972. The title, inspired by the author André Gide is taken from an Arab proverb: "The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on."
language: English
title: The Dogs Bark: Public People and Private Places
titlecomplete: The Dogs Bark: Public People and Private Places
genres: Short Stories, Memoir, Nonfiction, Literature, Essays, Journalism
ratings_count: 361
publisher: Random House