A selective list of literary criticism for Truman Capote, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Web Pages
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Clark, Gerald. Excerpt from the first chapter of Too Brief a Treat: The Letters of Truman Capote (Random House) Also, a review, New Yorker, 9/13/04, reviewed by Mallon, Thomas
Moates, Marianne M. A review of Truman Capote's Southern Years: Stories from a Monroeville Cousin. (Univ. of Alabama Press, 1996.) Reviewed in Alabama Review, Apr 1998 by Somerville, John N Jr
Park, Jungsik. "Storytelling and truthtelling: discursive practices of news-storytelling in Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and John Hersey." On new-journalistic nonfiction novels by these authors. Doctoral dissertation, 2006, at the Digital Repository at Texas A&M University
Parker, Elliot. "Capote's Legacy: The Challenge of Creativity and Credibility in Literary Journalism." From AEJMC Conference Papers, 1/13/01
Siegle, Robert. "Capote's 'Handcarved Coffins' and the Nonfiction Novel." Contemporary Literature, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Winter, 1984), pp. 437-451
Waldmeir, John C., ed. Publisher's page for The Critical Response to Truman Capote (Greenwood Press, 1999)
"The American Nightmare - In Cold Blood." From a syllabus by Dr. Cathy Barks on the American novel, includes commentary, study questions
Archive of NY Times articles on Truman Capote
Plympton, George. Excerpt from Truman Capote, In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career (Random House) from publisher's web site
"To kill a rumor: Capote letter helps solve 'Mockingbird' mystery; Written on S. Shore, it debunks claim that Lee had help with novel." [Truman Capote, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird] Newspaper article, Boston Patriot Ledger, 2/27/06
Introduction to Truman Capote from American Masters at PBS
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