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008 970502s1997 nyuaf 001 0beng
010 $a 97014792
020 $a0385232497 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm36910032
035 $9AMX2643CU
035 $a(NNC)2085383
035 $a2085383
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dPAP$dC#P$dOrLoB-B
050 00 $aPS3505.A59$bZ83 1997
082 00 $a813/.54$aB$221
100 1 $aPlimpton, George.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50019948
245 10 $aTruman Capote :$bin which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career /$cGeorge Plimpton.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bNan A. Talese/Doubleday,$c1997.
300 $axiv, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aUsing oral biography, a technique that perfectly matches the style of his subject, George Plimpton blends the voices of Capote's lovers, haters, acquaintances, and colleagues into a highly readable narrative.
520 8 $aHere we are present for the entire span of Capote's life: his Southern childhood and his early days in New York; his first literary success with the publication of Other Voices, Other Rooms; his highly active love life; the groundbreaking excitement of In Cold Blood, the first "nonfiction novel"; his years as a jet-setter; and his final days of flagging inspiration, alcoholism, and isolation. All his famous friends and enemies are here: Katherine Graham, Lauren Bacall, Gore Vidal, Joan Didion, William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Lee Radziwill, John Huston, John Knowles, William F.
520 8 $aBuckley, Jr., and dozens of others.
600 10 $aCapote, Truman,$d1924-1984.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79104227
650 0 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100576
600 10 $aCapote, Truman,$d1924-1984$xFriends and associates.
852 00 $bglx$hPS3505.A59$iZ83 1997
852 00 $bmil$hPS3505.A59$iZ83 1997