Answered Prayers
Answered Prayers by Truman Capote is a reissue published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 29, 1994. This work, consisting of 176 pages, presents a portrait of both high and low society during Capote’s time, despite being unfinished at his death. The narrative follows a writer with uncertain parentage and explores various settings, including a bar in Tangiers and literary salons, while featuring real-life figures such as Colette and Montgomery Clift.
Readers will find that Answered Prayers delves into themes of society, humor, and the complexities of human relationships. The book captures the essence of Capote’s observational style, showcasing his wit and insight into the lives of both glamorous and troubled characters. The inclusion of the story “La Cote Basque,” which is referenced in the FX series Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans, adds a contemporary connection to this classic work.
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Although Truman Capote’s last novel was unfinished at the time of his death, its surviving portions offer a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time. • Includes the story La Cote Basque featured in the major FX series Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans.
“Prose that makes the heart sing and the narrative fly.” —The New York Times Book Review
Tracing the career of a writer of uncertain parentage and omnivorous erotic tastes, Answered Prayers careens from a louche bar in Tangiers to a banquette at La Côte Basque, from literary salons to high-priced whorehouses. It takes in calculating beauties and sadistic husbands along with such real-life supporting characters as Colette, the Duchess of Windsor, Montgomery Clift, and Tallulah Bankhead. Above all, this malevolently funny book displays Capote at his most relentlessly observant and murderously witty.
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