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Deliberate cruelty : Truman Capote, the millionaire's wife, and the murder of the century

Deliberate cruelty : Truman Capote, the millionaire's wife, and the murder of the century

Montillo, Roseanne, author.
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Describes how author Truman Capote became obsessed with the true crime story of a Manhattan socialite who shot her banking heir husband in 1955, and discusses how publication of his book led to her suicide and his own scandalous downfall.

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Authors, American
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
Murder New York (State) New York
Socialites New York (State) New York
Woodward, Ann, -1975
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ISBN:
9781982153731
1982153733
Description:
307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references
Control Number:
3195119
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