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Downloadable Truman Capote Author Sampler

Learn more the man behind the recent television miniseries Feud: Capote vs. The Swans through works by and about the author. This is list contains just a small sample of the literary history and criticism about this southern author who impacted national discourse on everything from the ethics of journalism to plastic surgery. Search our catalog for even more of Capote's own writing, interviews, and media produced by and about his art. You'll need your library card number and PIN/password to check out these eBooks, eAudiobooks, and videos. If you have not changed your PIN/password, it is CHANGE ME. Atlanta Public School students and employees can also log in as part of CLASS PASS with their student ID or Lawson number.

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10 items

  • Capote's Women

    a True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for An Era

    Leamer, Laurence
    This work by Laurence Leamer is the basis for the recent television series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Download this title to your favorite device with the Libby app.
    eBookNew York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2021. — EBOOK
  • An extensive interview originally broadcast in Feb. 1979. Host David Susskind and Truman Capote discuss the icon's history, his writing, his social persona and impact. More than an interview, the wide-ranging conversation between longtime…
    Streaming Video[Place of publication not identified] : MVD, [1979] — EVIDEO
  • Truman Capote's first novel is a story of almost supernatural intensity and inventiveness, an audacious foray into the mind of a sensitive boy as he seeks out the grown-up enigmas of love and death in the ghostly landscape of the deep…
    Downloadable Audiobook[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2018. — EAUDIOBOOK
  • Holly (Audrey Hepburn in her breakout role) is a deliciously eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. George Peppard plays her next-door neighbour, a writer who is "sponsored" by a wealthy Patricia…
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  • Read the non-fiction novel many consider Capote's masterpiece. Harper Lee, a childhood friend of Capote's, believed the author never recovered from the emotional toll of working so closely with the subjects of this work. Download this…
    eBookNew York : Vintage, 2001. — EBOOK
  • Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits-an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies-who one day take up residence in a tree house. As they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in…
    Downloadable Audiobook[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2018. — EAUDIOBOOK
  • Pink Triangle

    the Feuds and Private Lives of Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, and Famous Members of Their Entourages.

    Porter, Darwin
    The private opinions of these authors about their celebrity acquaintances rarely remained quiet for long. Indulge in last century's Manhattan gossip with this gleefully dishy work, then move on to learn about the substantial literary…
    eBookLanham : Blood Moon Productions, 2014. — EBOOK
  • Warholcapote

    a Non-fiction Invention

    Roth, Rob
    In 1978 Andy Warhol and Truman Capote decided to write a Broadway play. Andy suggested that he record their private conversations over the period of a few months, and that these tapes would be the source material for the play. The tapes…
    Downloadable AudiobookNew York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2022. — EAUDIOBOOK
  • Actors Jim Parsons (Capote) and Zachary Quinto (Williams), read excerpts from the letters of two great Southern writers. This film also includes great clips from both writers on the talk shows of Dick Cavett and David Frost. Watch for…
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  • Such Good Friends

    A Novel of Truman Capote & Lee Radziwill

    GRECO, STEPHEN
    In this work of historical fiction, Truman Capote and his flock of glamorous socialite "swans" rule 1960s New York, and Stephen Greco brings this gossipy, backstabbing, celebrity-filled world to life in a fascinating recreation of the…
    eBook[United States] : Kensington Books, 2023. — EBOOK