Complex sentence: Part of the book was published in "Esquire" in 1975 and resulted in an uproar among Capote's friends and acquaintances, who recognized thinly veiled characters based on themselves.
Split into simpler sentences: Part of the book was published in "Esquire" in 1975. This resulted in an uproar among Capote's friends and acquaintances who recognized thinly veiled characters based on themselves.