Title: Truman Capote
First published: 1997
Description: Using oral biography, a technique that perfectly matches the style of his subject, George Plimpton blends the voices of Capote's lovers, haters, acquaintances, and colleagues into a highly readable narrative.

Here we are present for the entire span of Capote's life: his Southern childhood and his early days in New York; his first literary success with the publication of Other Voices, Other Rooms; his highly active love life; the groundbreaking excitement of In Cold Blood, the first "nonfiction novel"; his years as a jet-setter; and his final days of flagging inspiration, alcoholism, and isolation. All his famous friends and enemies are here: Katherine Graham, Lauren Bacall, Gore Vidal, Joan Didion, William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Lee Radziwill, John Huston, John Knowles, William F.

Buckley, Jr., and dozens of others.
Subjects: American Authors, Authors, American, Biography, Friends and associates, Biographies, Biographie, Capote, truman, 1924-1984
People: Truman Capote (1924-)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PS3505.A59 Z83 1997