Gerald Clarke

One of the strongest fiction writers of his generation, Truman Capote became a literary star while still in his teens. His most phenomenal successes include Breakfast at Tiffanys; In Cold Blood; and Other Voices, Other Rooms. Even while his literary achievements were setting the standards that other fiction and nonfiction writers would follow for generations, Capote descended into a spiral of self-destruction and despair. This biography by Gerald Clarke was first published in 1988-just four years after Capotes death. It was the basis for Capote, the 2005 film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Academy Award for his performance. Clarke paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of Capotes life-based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with Capote himself and the people close to him. From the glittering heights of notoriety and parties with the rich and famous to his later struggles with addiction, Capote emerges as a richly multidimensional person-both brilliant and flawed.

Fascinante biografía de Truman Capote, uno de los grandes y más polémicos talentos de la literatura norteamericana. Escribió libros como A sangre fría y Desayuno en Tiffany's y llegó a convertirse en una de las figuras imprescindibles de los grandes shows televisivos. Histrionico y malicioso, inestable, exquisito, Truman Capote fue todo un personaje en si mismo y ya en vida consiguio convertirse en un mito. El resultado es un libro exhaustivo, apasionante y definitivo.

The acclaimed biographer of Truman Capote brings together for the first time Capote's private letters, written to such correspondents as David O. Selznick, Edith Sitwell, Cecil Beaton, and Christophe

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER [A] masterly biography (People) of Judy Garland that thoroughly captures her intrepid spiritand her hidden demonsfrom the acclaimed author of CapoteA compelling read . . . In a big, gutsy biography, Gerald Clarke brings insight and fresh detail to Judy Garlands story.Entertainment WeeklyShe lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven. From her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic last days, Gerald Clarke reveals the authentic Judy Garland in a biography rich in new detail and unprecedented revelations. Based on hundreds of interviews and drawing on her own unfinishedand unpublishedautobiography, Get Happy presents the real Judy Garland in all her flawed glory and creates a portrait as candid as it is compassionate.Here are her early years, during which her parents sowed the seeds of heartbreak and self-destruction that would plague her for decades . . . the golden age of Hollywood, brought into sharp focus with cinematic urgency, from the hidden private lives of the movie worlds biggest stars to the cold-eyed businessmen who controlled the machine . . . and a parade of brilliant and gifted menlovers and artists, impresarios and crookswho helped her reach so many creative pinnacles yet left her hopeless and alone after each seemingly inevitable fall.Here, then, is Judy Garland in all her magic and despair: the woman, the star, the legend, in a riveting saga of tragedy, resurrection, and genius.

Fascinante biografía de Truman Capote, uno de los grandes y más polémicos talentos de la literatura norteamericana. Escribió libros como A sangre fría y Desayuno en Tiffany''s, y llegó a convertirse en una de las figuras imprescindibles de los grandes shows televisivos. Histrionico y malicioso, inestable, exquisito, Truman Capote fue todo un personaje en si mismo y ya en vida consiguio convertirse en un mito. El resultado es un libro exhaustivo, apasionante, y definitivo.