Truman Capote, author portrait
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Truman Capote

Truman Capote was born September 30, 1924, in New Orleans. After his parents’ divorce, he was sent to live with relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. It was here he would meet his lifelong friend, the author Harper Lee. Capote rose to international prominence in 1948 with the publication of his debut novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Among his celebrated works are Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Tree of Night, The Grass Harp, Summer Crossing, A Christmas Memory, and In Cold Blood, widely considered one of the greatest books of the twentieth century. Twice awarded the O. Henry Short Story Prize, Capote was also the recipient of a National Institute of Arts and Letters Creative Writing Award and an Edgar Award. He died August 25, 1984, shortly before his sixtieth birthday.
The Early Stories of Truman Capote
A Christmas Memory
Breakfast at Tiffany's & Other Voices, Other Rooms
Portraits and Observations
Summer Crossing
The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
Too Brief a Treat
A Christmas Memory
Answered Prayers
Music for Chameleons
Other Voices, Other Rooms
In Cold Blood
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Grass Harp

Books

The Early Stories of Truman Capote
A Christmas Memory
Breakfast at Tiffany's & Other Voices, Other Rooms
Portraits and Observations
Summer Crossing
The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
Too Brief a Treat
A Christmas Memory
Answered Prayers
Music for Chameleons
Other Voices, Other Rooms
In Cold Blood
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Grass Harp

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