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Synopsis
A varied collection of notes and comments by various friends and acquaintances of Truman Capote that explore all aspects of his complicated personality. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
| Size | | Length: | 512 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"The mythic and the authentic Capote have found their Boswell in George Plimpton, himself an inventive wizard of pop. In his oral biography...Mr. Plimpton tells the whole story, from Monroeville, Ala., to Sunset Boulevard, in the blended voices of Capote's friends and enemies, hosts and parasites."
Wall Street Journal - Edward Kosner (12/11/1997)
"The book is longish and requires some degree of sober attention, [but] this reader kept moving, in a state of fascination."
New York Times - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (12/15/1997)
"The portrait that emerges is of an increasingly vicious, jealous, competitive, deceptive little bastard, the nasty little girl of American letters....One hundred seventy-four impressive names (a number of them now dead) have been diligently interviewed here, and one can be forgiven for wondering whether anyone with a brain has a kind word for the man."
Salon - William D. Georgiades (12/22/1997)
"[T]hat's pretty much what the book is, gossip. There is little about Capote the writer, and lots about Capote the personality, which is hardly the fault of the editor, since it was Capote himself who traded in the former role for the latter....By the end, after Capote has taken an awfully long time to die, there is a distinct feeling of anticlimax..."
New York Times Book Review - Julia Reed (12/28/1997)
"Less a literary convocation than an A-list gab-fest, this volume is filled over the brim with three things Capote cared deeply about: gossip, name-dropping, and himself....Capote's flamboyant, fascinating life as related by other voice, other views."
Kadrey
"This is a book about parties, and it's full of air kisses, bruised egos, and snazzy outfits. If fabulousness were humidity, then reading even a few pages of this biography would make you damp."
Lawrence
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