Conversations With Capote
by Lawrence Grobel
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Author: Lawrence GrobelEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-08
ISBN: 0306809443
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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- ISBN13: 9780306809446
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Capote at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the book that makes you sad at the prospect of Truman Capote dying before he could finish his last novel, but you suspect that he didn't have to finish it since you get a lot of it from these interviews. He was one of the most fascinating figures in literary history and his insights into art, literature and celebrity are amazing.
There's a running rivalry with Norman Mailer, a dismissal of the beats, discussion of Breakfast at Tiffany's. He talks about interviewing the killers for In Cold Blood and how that led to other interviews with convicted killers. He discusses Hemmingway and leaves the reader with one of the best lines ever - "I am the man that Hemingway pretended to be." which is even more interesting when you consider Hemingway's repressed homosexuality (or accusations thereof) in light of Capote's openly gay personae that he displayed when that could get you killed.
Be warned. Once you start reading this book, you won't be able to put it down. So set time aside so you can finish it in one sitting.
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