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By bob colacello and andy warhol photography barry mckinley published september 15, 2016. In the 2012 book, truman capote and the legacy of in cold blood, author ralph l. As truman capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. Truman capote was an american writer whose nonfiction, stories, novels and plays are recognised literary classics, including the novella breakfast at tiffanys 1958 and. The author of breakfast at tiffanys 1958 and in cold blood 1966, truman capote was a successful writer whose flamboyant public persona sometimes overshadowed his literary reputation. In 1959, the brutal and grisly murder of a small town kansas family captures the imagination of famed author truman capote.
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