In Cold Blood: Truman Capote

"Truman Capote, original name Truman Streckfus Persons,... American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose early writing extended the Southern Gothic tradition, though he later developed a more journalistic approach in the novel In Cold Blood (1965; film 1967), which, together with Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958; film 1961), remains his best-known work." (“Truman Capote”, n.d.)

"Long before the drinking, the parties, the gossip and the fall, in a city that no longer exists, a boy from the South with the outlandish name of Truman Streckfus Persons became the outlandish writer Truman Capote, author of 'In Cold Blood,' of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' and of his own demise in cafe society, 'Answered Prayers.'... Capote embodied a New York story of exile, triumph and disillusion." (Ramirez, 2005, September 30, p. 1)

"Throughout his career, Truman Capote remained one of America’s most controversial and colorful authors, combining literary genius with a penchant for the glittering world of high society. Though he wrote only a handful of books, his prose styling was impeccable, and his insight into the psychology of human desire was extraordinary. His flamboyant and well-documented lifestyle has often overshadowed his gifts as a writer, but over time Capote’s work will outlive the celebrity."