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Introduction
Author – Truman Capote
Book – In Cold Blood
Genre – Crime fiction
Language – English
About the Author
Truman Capote (originally known as Truman Streckfus Persons, born on September 30, 1924, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and died in Los Angeles, California on August 25, 1984) is an American novelist, short story writer, and dramatist.
A writer whose early works extended the Southern Gothic tradition, although he later developed a more journalistic approach in the novel "Cold Blood" (1965; 1967 film), which was incompatible with Tiffany’s Breakfast (1958). 1961; the 1961 film) is still his most famous work.
Review
Although "Cold Blood" received almost worldwide acclaim as soon as it was published, and is generally considered the first of its kind, a non-fiction novel, not all critics were immediately fascinated by it. In this 1966 review, Stanley Kaufman (still an employee in the New Republic) agreed that the narrative was fascinating and the Kansas landscape was vivid, but the writing was another matter. "Capote," he cursed, "Almost every page shows him to be the most overrated stylist of our time."
This is a readable and readable book about the four Kansas murders in 1959. Overall, a very interesting book. If the author is John Doe, then the literary considerations may end there.
Although "Cold Blood" received almost worldwide acclaim as soon as it was published, and is generally considered the first of its kind, a non-fiction novel, not all critics were immediately fascinated by it. In this 1966 review, Stanley Kaufman (still an employee in the New Republic) agreed that the narrative was fascinating and the Kansas landscape was vivid, but the writing was another matter. "Capote," he cursed, "Almost every page shows him to be the most overrated stylist of our time."
This is a readable and readable book about the four Kansas murders in 1959. Overall, a very interesting book. If the author is John Doe, then the literary considerations may end there.
Someone might add that some texts are overly mature, most details are irrelevant "colors", some materials are handled recklessly, and the 343-page real crime chronicle is just a restatement of the crime and is exaggerated. However, beyond that, the handling, style, and results will rule out widespread criticism.
But because of Truman Capote’s reputation, years of preparation, and anticipated publicity (Mark Schorer praised the book in his introduction to Capote’s anthology three years before it was completed), the expansion here is inevitable.
Some of the best books on this list are based on narratives that can be ripped from the newspapers (the Great Gatsby is a good example). In Cold Blood, the subtitle is "True Description of Multiple Murders and Their Consequences", praised by Capote as a "non-fiction novel".
But because of Truman Capote’s reputation, years of preparation, and anticipated publicity (Mark Schorer praised the book in his introduction to Capote’s anthology three years before it was completed), the expansion here is inevitable.
Some of the best books on this list are based on narratives that can be ripped from the newspapers (the Great Gatsby is a good example). In Cold Blood, the subtitle is "True Description of Multiple Murders and Their Consequences", praised by Capote as a "non-fiction novel".
It actually started with the New York Times murder story and then turned into a suspenseful story and a suspense story. A story of extraordinary insight. Capote's genius is that he understands that the Midwest Massacre has a mythological color, and the sinister killer opened up the dark interior of post-war America.
In the early morning of November 15, 1959, in a small prairie community in Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family, a prosperous farming family, were brutally killed by shotguns fired in the face at point-blank range. There is no obvious motive for the crime and there is almost no clue.
In the early morning of November 15, 1959, in a small prairie community in Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family, a prosperous farming family, were brutally killed by shotguns fired in the face at point-blank range. There is no obvious motive for the crime and there is almost no clue.
Alvin Dewey, a local FBI investigator, has never seen such a stupid or "cruel" crime. He vowed to hunt down the murderer and convict him at all costs. Even murkier, the background story of Capote's book has become a private tragedy, engraved between the lines of the wonderful quasi-news investigation, which will haunt Capote's life as a writer.
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Soon after the news of this shocking massacre spread in the American media, famous modern writers "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (1948), "Tiffany's Breakfast" (1958), and a pioneer The story of sex in New York arrives in Holcomb. After the funeral of the Clutter family.
He is not alone. He was accompanied by his childhood friend Harper Lee in numerous unrecognized pranks committed against readers. She has just finished writing a novel that made her famous (Killing a Mockingbird, number 78 in this series). His role in Capote's best-selling book is now crucial.
It was Harper Lee, who helped penetrate the silent cordon and protect the privacy of a remote Kansas community away from Klatt's murder. As a result, Capote was able to carry out his own memorable investigation into the hunt, arrest, and trial of the killer's Dick Hickok and Perry Smith. This is a strange task that will take place after midnight on April 14, 1965. The hanging of Kansas National Prison.
At the Kansas State Penitentiary, Floyd Wells heard the news of Clutter's murder. Wells was a former Clutter employee. He described Clutter's wealth to Dick. Dick was convinced that there was a fortune in Clutter's safe. With Perry's help, Dick hatched a plan to rob and murder Clutter, who had lied to claim that he had murdered.
It was Harper Lee, who helped penetrate the silent cordon and protect the privacy of a remote Kansas community away from Klatt's murder. As a result, Capote was able to carry out his own memorable investigation into the hunt, arrest, and trial of the killer's Dick Hickok and Perry Smith. This is a strange task that will take place after midnight on April 14, 1965. The hanging of Kansas National Prison.
At the Kansas State Penitentiary, Floyd Wells heard the news of Clutter's murder. Wells was a former Clutter employee. He described Clutter's wealth to Dick. Dick was convinced that there was a fortune in Clutter's safe. With Perry's help, Dick hatched a plan to rob and murder Clutter, who had lied to claim that he had murdered.
(In fact, there is no safe at home and there is very little money.) Freud notified the deputy director, which allowed Dewey to solve the case for the first time. KBI began investigating the new suspect, first by interviewing Dick's parents. While the investigation continued, Dick and Perry stole a car and returned to Kansas City so that Dick could write more bad checks.
Then the two of them went to Miami for Christmas. Subsequently, they went to Las Vegas, where they recognized their stolen car on December 30 and arrested them. When KBI investigators told Dick there were living witnesses to the murder, he denied keeping anyone alive and later insisted that Perry killed the Clutters. Perry initially insisted on her cover story.
However, when it comes to the murders he committed before, he realizes that Dick has pleaded guilty. They brought them back to Kansas for processing. Dick and Perry found that they had adapted enough to the legal process, and a dramatic trial took place. Psychiatrists are not allowed to conclude that Perry may have paranoid schizophrenia, Dick may have a personality disorder, and both have been convicted and sentenced to death.
In the next five years, they appealed the verdict, but without success. They were executed on April 14, 1965. In the final scene of the book, Dewey met Sue Kidwell in the cemetery and had a conversation.
"No one will know what took my cold blood," Capote once said. "It scraped me to the bone marrow. It almost killed me. I think, in a way, it killed me."
My rating for the book is 4.1/5
You can easily buy this book from Amazon: In Cold Blood
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