Truman Capote as a Poet

Truman Capote (1924-1984) was a fascinating, entertaining, and much ballyhooed American character who came of age in the mid-twentieth century. He is often described as a notable novelist, but was more generally a polymath dabbling in non-fiction between his parties. He also was a screenwriter, play...

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Main Author: James B. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center 2023-08-01
Series:Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Online Access:https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1270
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Summary:Truman Capote (1924-1984) was a fascinating, entertaining, and much ballyhooed American character who came of age in the mid-twentieth century. He is often described as a notable novelist, but was more generally a polymath dabbling in non-fiction between his parties. He also was a screenwriter, playwright, actor, and short-story writer. His literary classics include the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958, movie 1961) and true crime non-fiction “novel” (as Capote described it) In Cold Blood (1965, movie 1967). These two efforts became his most famous. But what about his poetry? Was this one of his creative passions?
ISSN:1947-6108