Capote
A Biography
$77.53
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2010
Summary
The bestselling biography of the author of In Cold Blood and basis for the award-winning film Capote, Gerald Clarke provides insight into the life of Truman Capote like no one before.
An American original, Truman Capote was one of the best writers of his generation, a superb and almost matchless stylist. His short stories made him a literary celebrity while still in his teens, and for the next thirty years he was a comet of genius, fame, and finally self-destruction.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781439187500 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1439187509 |
| Author: | Gerald Clarke |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 771g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 51mm |
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Critics Review
“Mesmerizing… . The book reads as if it had been written alongside the life, rather than after it.”
“Mesmerizing… . The book reads as if it had been written alongside the life, rather than after it.” –Molly Haskell, The New York Times Book Review“A book of extraordinary substance, a study rich in intelligence and compassion….To read Capote is to have the sense that someone has put together all the important pieces of this consummate artist’s life, has given everything its due emphasis, and comprehended its ultimate meaning.”
–Bruce Bawer, The Wall Street Journal
“Engrossing, vivid, beautifully written, a large-scale portrait of the rich and famous… This is literary biography the way it should be written, as rich and densely textured as a novel.”–James Atlas, Vogue
About The Author
Gerald Clarke
Gerald Clarke is the author of Capote: A Biography and Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland. He has also written for many publications, including The Atlantic, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Architectural Digest, where he is a contributor; Time, where he was a senior writer; and Esquire. A graduate of Yale, he now lives in Bridgehampton, New York.
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