| Truman Capote-Enfant Terrible Contributor(s): Long, Robert Emmet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826427634 ISBN-13: 9780826427632 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: This book is a short and pungent New Yorker-style profile of one of the great literary talents and some would say underachievers of American literature. Robert Long combines biographical insights with literary criticism in a chapter-by-chapter development. It covers the early stories and early novels (Other Voices, Other Rooms), later work (Breakfast at Tiffany's), screenplays (the cult film Beat the Devil), the nonfiction (In Cold Blood), the unfinished novel (Answered Prayers). A number of classic Southern gothic elements are deftly explored as they relate to Capote's later work, his successes and failures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | American - General - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008004957 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.58" W x 8.68" (0.75 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: A close look at the genesis of one of America's great modern writers Robert Emmet Long presents a full account of Truman Capote's early life, making use of Capote's unpublished papers. Topics covered include his strange relationship with his beautiful but immature mother (she was sixteen years old when capote was born) as well as his friendships with a series of rich and talented women. Combining biographical insights with literary criticism, Truman Capote, Enfant Terrible presents a grand overview of a complex and fascinating author: one who remained a child in appearance and behavior; a southerner who strayed from the south; a celebrity while living in the most solitary realm of his vast imagination. |