Truman Capote and the Legacy of In Cold Blood - Ralph F. Voss
Category: Autobiography & Biographies
Narrator: Ellery Truesdell
Tags: Autobiography & Biographies, True Crime, Gay
Ralph F. Voss examines Truman 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., Voss argues that Capotes publication of In Cold Blood in 1966 forever transcended his reputation as a first-rate stylist but second-rate writer of Southern gothic fiction; that In Cold Blood actually is a gothic novel, a sophisticated culmination of Capotes artistic development and interest in lurid regionalism, but one that nonetheless eclipsed him both personally and artistically. He also explores Capotes famous claim that he created a genre called the nonfiction novel, and its status as a foundational work of true crime writing as practiced by authors ranging from Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer to James Ellroy, Joe McGinniss, and John Berendt., Date of release: 2015 Length: 10 hours 9
