September Literary Birthdays

TRUMAN CAPOTE
American novelist and short-story writer, Sept. 30, 1924 - Aug. 25, 1984

Truman Capote was a successful writer whose flamboyant public persona sometimes overshadowed his literary reputation. He spent most of his early years in Monroeville, Alabama, then moved to New York City in 1933. Capote dropped out of school and went to work in the offices of The New Yorker while writing stories for other publications. His first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948), was a critical hit and Capote quickly became a star among New York's literati.

Some of his works:
Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948)
The Grass Harp (1951)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958)
Christmas Memory (1966)
In Cold Blood (1965)
Answered Prayers (1986)

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