Conversations With Capote - Paperback

by Lawrence Grobel (Author)

Six months after Truman Capote died in 1984, Conversations with Capote was published and reached the top of best-seller lists in both New York and San Francisco. The Philadelphia Inquirer called it "A gossip's delight...full of scandalous comments about the rich and the famous." Parade called it "An engrossing read. Bitchy, high-camp opinions...from a tiny terror who wore brass knuckles on his tongue." People found it "Juicy stuff... provocative and entertaining...vintage Capote." The Denver Post called it "A wonderfully outrageous read...fearless candor about practically everything-and everyone-on Earth." Said the San Francisco Chronicle, "All the rumors you ever heard about Capote are here... Refreshing ...thoughtful and reflective." Grobel talked to Capote over a period of two years and it remains an essential part of the Capote canon.

Author Biography

Lawrence Grobel (www.lawrencegrobel.com ) is a novelist, journalist, biographer, poet & teacher. Five of his 22 books were listed in Publisher's Weekly's "Best Books of the Year." He is the recipient of an NEA Fellowship for his fiction and a PEN Special Achievement Award for Conversations with Capote. Writer's Digest called him "A legend among journalists." Joyce Carol Oates called him the "Mozart of interviewers." His The Art of the Interview is often used as a textbook for journalism classes. He served in the Peace Corps, directed a graduate writing program for Antioch, and taught at UCLA. He has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, GMA, The Charlie Rose Show and in two documentaries, Salinger & Al Pacino's Wilde Salome.