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Capote: A Biography

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Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 635 pages
Based 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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Gerald Clarke is a superb writer. - Goodreads
Sad, a very sad ending. - Goodreads
An interesting family reference in this book - Goodreads
What a great writer! - Goodreads
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Fascinating life, beautiful writing by Gerald Clarke. - Goodreads

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A very well written and extensive biography of the celebrated American author. Truman Capote was a very gregarious person and was always the life of any gathering or party (except towards the end of ... Read full review

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Capote is a comprehensive biography about one of the greatest writers of the mid 20th Century Truman Copote. Ever since reading In Cold Blood several years ago, I have had a fascination with the ...

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About the author (2005)

Gerald Clarke is also the author of a biography of Judy Garland, which, like Capote, was a New York Times bestseller. He lives on Long Isalnd.

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TitleCapote: A Biography
AuthorGerald Clarke
Edition2, illustrated, reprint
PublisherCarroll & Graf Publishers, 2005
ISBN0786716614, 9780786716616
Length635 pages
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