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Portraits and Observations
Portraits and Observations: The Essays of Truman Capote | Truman Capote
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A definitive anthology containing all of the author's essays encompasses his early travel sketches of Brooklyn, New Orleans, and Hollywood; portraits of Isak Dinesen, Mae West, Humphrey Bogart, and Marilyn Monroe; accounts of the filming of In Cold Blood; autobiographical musings; and the recently discovered "Remembering Willa Cather." Reprint.
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Wonderfully varied selection of Capote's essays and travelogues. Highlights include Lola, a loving account of his pet raven, and Handmade Coffins, a "non-fiction crime story" (Hmm, not buying it TC old bean, frankly). But it's pretty much all brilliant.