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Capote: A Biography
by: Gerald Clarke

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
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Label: Carroll & Graf
Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 636
Publication Date: October 01, 2005
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Studio: Carroll & Graf
Sales Rank: 426044

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
From instant celebrity at age 23 to overweight, alcoholic loner in his 50s, Truman Capote streaked across the middle of this century on a comet of genius, self-destruction, and fame. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with Capote and with nearly everyone who knew him, and with exclusive access to personal papers, Gerald Clarke has written the definitive biography of an incomparable man and his time.
"Extraordinary . . . Rich in intelligence and compassion . . . One can't put the book down. Few literary biographies in recent memory have been so vivid and absorbing." -- Bruce Bawer, The Wall Street Journal

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- 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.

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- 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 "Miriam") and his first novel. But nothing could have prepared me for the story Gerald Clarke told of his friend, Truman. It's an American success story and yet one of the worst tragedies I've ever read. What a colourful man! I was amazed at every word, every thought he recorded, especially ... Read More

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- 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 was not alone. This is truly a remarkable inside look into a tortured life.

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- 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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- Wonderful, Wonderful.....
I would like to congratulate the author of this book. Mr. Clarke, you are a wonderful writer. I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting from the beginning to the end. Thank you. Oh by the way, I saw the movie as well. Forget the movie! The movie only concentrates on just one aspect of the book. Book has so many interesting facts. Read the book! Read the Book!

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