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Truman Capote, The Fascination of Gothic. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Nov 2008, Pages: 68
Truman Capote became a controversial and much debated
personality in the 20th century. The themes he
elaborated in his works, the 'other' Gothic
characters and motifs he presented in the short story
collection as well as 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' are
as fascinating in the present as they were in his
era. Numerous readers rediscovered the sublime and
ingenious universe Capote created. Today when the
borders of surprise and cruelty were broadened to
extremes cinematographic productions portraying
Capote and his process of creating 'In Cold Blood
'enjoy international fame and admiration. This book
offers a profound analysis as well as interpretation
of the Gothic elements that pervaded the works of
Capote as well as their possible source of
inspiration rooted in the author's frustrated
childhood and controversial adulthood. This study
sheds light on the vivid imagination of the writer
and his indisputable contribution to the enrichment
of both American and world literature with numerous
biographical references.
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