Truman Capote and the Legacy of 'in Cold Blood' by Ralph F Voss

Truman Capote and the Legacy of 'in Cold Blood' by Ralph F Voss

Examines Capote and In Cold Blood from many perspectives, not only as the crowning achievement of Capotes career, but also as a story in itself, focusing on Capotes artfully composed text, his extravagant claims for it as reportage, and its larger status in American popular culture.

“In emphasizing legacies, [Voss] spotlights Capote’s great achievement in producing the novel, despite the gossip surrounding its creationThe most damning of the legacies was celebrity, i.e., Capote’s need for it. . . . Well documented with endnotes, black-and-white photographs, and a thorough bibliography. Recommended.” —CHOICE

“A new book by Ralph L. Voss, Truman Capote and the Legacy of ‘In Cold Blood,’ draws on previous literary forensics and his own scholarship to demonstrate Capote’s shocking faithlessness to the truth.”—Reuters

“The most useful volume yet written on this remarkable cultural intersection of American literary genius and real-life prairie horror. Truman Capote and the Legacy of ‘In Cold Blood’ is the best companion volume imaginable for Capote's astonishing book.”—Kansas History

Ralph F. Voss is a retired professor of English from the University of Alabama. He is the author of A Life of William Inge: The Strains of Triumph, editor of Magical Muse: Millennial Essays on Tennessee Williams, and coeditor of Against the Grain: A Volume in Honor of Maxine Hairston.

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ISBN 13	9780817317560
ISBN 10	0817317562
Title	Truman Capote and the Legacy of 'in Cold Blood'
Author	Ralph F Voss
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The University of Alabama Press
Year published	2011-11-30
Number of pages	264
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