In Cold Blood: from the nonfiction novel to literary true crime.
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2021 (Volume) 93
Classif
820 EMA
Subject
English literature and language
Page
32 - 35
Authors
Limmer, Katherine
Contents
To what extent is Truman Capote's ground-breaking text a brand new genre? Is it, rather, a reinvention or amalgam of some existing genres? The author tries to answer this, and in doing so, explores what is special about Capote's narrative technique, from description and voice to his use of a chorus of onlookers.
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