Truman Capote claimed to have invented in this the "non-fiction novel" which today is usually called "creative nonfiction." It's a bastard child, neither journalistic history nor fiction, by its nature rather unsettling because you can't really just sink into it as a story nor really trust it as fac...
There are many reasons to resent this book. It's exploitative and there are well-reasoned arguments for Capote having manipulated more than was fair the events he chronicled...but he's such a beautiful writer.That's the clincher here, this book may not have invented the true crime genre but it certa...
Truman Capote has done a remarkable job with this book. As a work of literature, Capote demonstrates an amazing grasp of the human mind, emotions, action, drama, suspense and tragedy. It is chilling to read this book with the knowledge that it is a work of non-fiction. The prose is poetic, the writi...
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