Truman Capote's In Cold Blood: Bookmarked

ISBN: 1632461234

Author: St. Germain, Justin

Condition: New

In taking on Capotes masterwork, Justin St. Germain has written nothing less than an essential reckoning with the entire American enterprise of nonfiction. His book changed forever how I see not only In Cold Blood, but also true crime and the limits of literary journalism. I learned so much. This should be required reading for both writers and readers of crime.-Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author, The Fact Of A Body: A Murder And A MemoirTruman Capotes In Cold Blood is one of the best-selling American books of all time, and is credited with starting the popular literary true crime genre.In the latest volume in Igs acclaimed Bookmarked series, award-wining author Justin St. Germain writes about a trip he took to Holcomb, Kansas, the site of the Clutter murders In Cold Blood claims to be about. Within the story of the trip, St. Germain talks about his obsession with Capotes classic, and its influence on the book he was writing at the time about his mothers murder, which became his award-winning memoir, Son of A Gun."Compelling literary analysis featuring a unique personal perspective on the material."-Kirkus