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Portraits and observations

Capote, Truman, 1924-19842013
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Portraits and Observations is devoted solely to all the essays ever published by this most beloved of writers, Truman Capote. Included are such masterpieces of narrative nonfiction as "The Muses Are Heard" and the short nonfiction novel "Handcarved Coffins," as well as many long-out-of-print essays, including portraits of Mae West, Humphrey Bogart, and Marilyn Monroe. "Portraits and Observations" puts on display the full spectrum of Truman Capote's brilliance.
Main title:
Edition:
Modern Library edition.
Imprint:
New York : Modern Library, 2013, c2007.New York : Modern Library, 2013.©2007.
Collation:
xi, 652 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Random House, in 2007.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780812994391
Dewey class:
814.54
Language:
English
BRN:
1722
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