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1755417Truman Capotehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/truman-capote/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1163054/cd389508-cdc3-4248-ae27-b57fa361bf2f.jpg?v=638337513550070000188229MXNUniversity of Georgia PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The author of <em>Queer Chivalry</em> presents a biographical study of the celebrity writer rich with insight into [his] literary and cinematic achievements (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>).</strong></p><p>Truman Capotes legacy is in many ways defined by his complex relationship with Hollywood. In <em>Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies</em>, Tison Pugh explores the author and his literature through a cinematic lens, weaving elements of Capotes biographyincluding his flamboyant public persona and his friendships and feuds with notable starswith critical analysis of the films, screenplays, and adaptations of his works.</p><p>Capotes masterful prose made him an iconic twentieth century author, and his screenplays, including <em>Beat the Devil</em>, <em>Indiscretion of an American Wife</em>, and <em>The Innocents</em>, allowed him to collaborate with such Hollywood heavyweights as Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, and David O. Selznick. But the beloved and acclaimed adaptations of his literature, most notably <em>Breakfast at Tiffanys</em> and <em>In Cold Blood</em>, undercut his daring treatment of homosexuality in favor of heterosexual romance.</p><p>Pugh demonstrates how Capotes gay southern identity influenced perceptions of his literature and its adaptations. Illuminating Capotes successes and disappointments in the film industry, Pugh delivers a revealing and nuanced portrait of the authors literary life.</p>...1730208Truman Capote188229https://www.gandhi.com.mx/truman-capote/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1163054/cd389508-cdc3-4248-ae27-b57fa361bf2f.jpg?v=638337513550070000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20149780820347097_W3siaWQiOiIyYTQ5NmIzYi1mOTY4LTQxOGUtYmM1YS0wNjAxYTRiMjQ0OTUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIyOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQxLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE4OCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDQtMTBUMTc6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780820347097_<p><strong>The author of <em>Queer Chivalry</em> presents a biographical study of the celebrity writer rich with insight into his literary and cinematic achievements (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>).</strong></p><p>Truman Capotes legacy is in many ways defined by his complex relationship with Hollywood. In <em>Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies</em>, Tison Pugh explores the author and his literature through a cinematic lens, weaving elements of Capotes biographyincluding his flamboyant public persona and his friendships and feuds with notable starswith critical analysis of the films, screenplays, and adaptations of his works.</p><p>Capotes masterful prose made him an iconic twentieth century author, and his screenplays, including <em>Beat the Devil</em>, <em>Indiscretion of an American Wife</em>, and <em>The Innocents</em>, allowed him to collaborate with such Hollywood heavyweights as Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, and David O. Selznick. But the beloved and acclaimed adaptations of his literature, most notably <em>Breakfast at Tiffanys</em> and <em>In Cold Blood</em>, undercut his daring treatment of homosexuality in favor of heterosexual romance.</p><p>Pugh demonstrates how Capotes gay southern identity influenced perceptions of his literature and its adaptations. Illuminating Capotes successes and disappointments in the film industry, Pugh delivers a revealing and nuanced portrait of the authors literary life.</p>...(*_*)9780820347097_<p><strong>The author of <em>Queer Chivalry</em> presents a biographical study of the celebrity writer rich with insight into [his] literary and cinematic achievements (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>).</strong></p><p>Truman Capotes legacy is in many ways defined by his complex relationship with Hollywood. In <em>Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies</em>, Tison Pugh explores the author and his literature through a cinematic lens, weaving elements of Capotes biographyincluding his flamboyant public persona and his friendships and feuds with notable starswith critical analysis of the films, screenplays, and adaptations of his works.</p><p>Capotes masterful prose made him an iconic twentieth century author, and his screenplays, including <em>Beat the Devil</em>, <em>Indiscretion of an American Wife</em>, and <em>The Innocents</em>, allowed him to collaborate with such Hollywood heavyweights as Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, and David O. Selznick. But the beloved and acclaimed adaptations of his literature, most notably <em>Breakfast at Tiffanys</em> and <em>In Cold Blood</em>, undercut his daring treatment of homosexuality in favor of heterosexual romance.</p><p>Pugh demonstrates how Capotes gay southern identity influenced perceptions of his literature and its adaptations. Illuminating Capotes successes and disappointments in the film industry, Pugh delivers a revealing and nuanced portrait of the authors literary life.</p>...9780820347097_University of Georgia Presslibro_electonico_d8c01c5f-a359-39e9-aa7c-a80ae63b31bd_9780820347097;9780820347097_9780820347097Tison PughInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-39bae333-9b78-4dc4-8991-754f41a878b6.epub2014-05-01T00:00:00+00:00University of Georgia Press