by Gerald Clarke
from Da Capo Press
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Editorial ReviewBased on hundreds of hours of interviews with the man who authored In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's, as well as with nearly everyone who knew him, this absorbing, definitive biography follows Truman Capote from his eccentric childhood in Alabama to the heights of New York society. Featuring many photographs, this book also candidly recounts a gifted and celebrated writer's descent into the life of alcohol and drugs that would ultimately consume his bulldog spirit and staggering talent--but not before he'd hobnob with the likes of Grace Paley and Lee Radziwill, feud outrageously with Gore Vidal and Jacqueline Susann, and stage at New York's Plaza Hotel the sensational Black and White Ball.
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- Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
- I've read better
This has to be the second worst book that I've read in along time. His flings and the details that the writer goes into aren't always that interesting. The writer does name names and some are a shock and make you think. However, saying that the book could of been pared down at least 75 pages by omitting some details of his love life I didn't care to know.
- Tragic Triumphant Truman
After seeing the two movies about Truman Capote's writing of "In Cold Blood" ('Capote' and 'Infamous'), I wanted to first read the letters he'd written during this period which helped me to understand what really went on sans the Hollywood-izing of the story. But the letters were even better - juicier and more colourful than any Hollywood version; and I was compelled to read most of the rest of them from other periods in his life.
Then I read some of his short stories (starting with the haunting... more info
- Stunning Insight
This Biography of Truman Capote by Gerald Clarke is breathtaking in its' inisght into the man and his deamons. Capote was a genius to say the least but was human in his hurts and disappointments in life. People obviously used him over and over again. As a gay man who wanted to be accepted he was terribly vulnerable and thrown away like garbage by many of his so called friends. Lee Radziwall called him a "Fag" which hurt him deeply. Many gay people have used alchohol to just make it through life. Mr.Capote... more info
- Details of Truman Capote
Although the large size of this book may concern you, it's a quick read. Truman Capote's life is painted in great detail.
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