Truman Capote was ruined when he published his society friends’ secrets. Was Answered Prayers worth it?
- Written by: Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
Naomi Watts as Babe Paley and Tom Hollander as Truman Capote in Feud: Capote vs the Swans.BingeIn November 1975, Truman Capote, the proudly gay author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, unveiled the hotly anticipated second instalment of his unpublished novel, Answered Prayers. It was published in Esquire magazine.
To say it caused...