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Answered Prayers
Answered Prayers | Truman Capote
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Although Truman Capote's last, unfinished novel offers a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time. Tracing the career of a writer of uncertain parentage and omnivorous erotic tastes, Answered Prayers careens from a louche bar in Tangiers to a banquette at La Cte Basque, from literary salons to high-priced whorehouses. It takes in calculating beauties and sadistic husbands along with such real-life supporting characters as Colette, the Duchess of Windsor, Montgomery Clift, and Tallulah Bankhead. Above all, this malevolently finny book displays Capote at his most relentlessly observant and murderously witty.
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tpixie
Answered Prayers | Truman Capote
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I saw this great cover of Truman Capote‘s book at Barnes and Noble this last weekend. @Zoes_Human since you just posted about Breakfast at Tiffany‘s

vivastory I 💙 this cover! 13mo
tpixie @vivastory yes!!! It jumped out at me at Barnes and Noble! 13mo
Zoes_Human That is a very appealing cover! 13mo
tpixie @Zoes_Human 💗💗💗 13mo
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Jari-chan
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My third Capote. This one's somewhat different from the other two I know. The text is unfinished, the afterword explains, why. Even though I already know that I won't remember the story, I still consider it a Pick, because it was an enjoyable journey into the world of Americas Rich and Famous.

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JenlovesJT47
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Oh Truman. After reading The Swans of 5th Avenue, I had to read Answered Prayers. Reading the chapter La Côte Basque and knowing the fallout it caused, after he outed his famous friends, just makes me sad. The story is incomplete because Truman never finished the book before he died, but I do feel it is worth reading if you are a fan of Truman. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #readathon

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JenlovesJT47
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Book #4 for me today in the #readathon 🙌🏻 @DeweysReadathon

Reviewsbylola Wow you're in a roll! 7y
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JenlovesJT47
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My current library books inspired by The Swans of 5th Avenue. The more I read about Truman Capote and his "swans", the more fascinated I become. Thanks to Litsy for putting Swans on my radar and starting all of this madness!!! ?????

Desha Ok here is your list lol! Love! ❤️ I want to read "In Cold Blood" as well! ?? 8y
JenlovesJT47 @Desha yes and I plan on getting more, my holds limit was maxed out when I got these lol 8y
Desha 😍😍😍 This is what I do when I read on a topic that starts my curiosity lol... One of my bookclubs is reading The Sun Also Rises so I also HAVE to read Everybody Behaves Badly lol. Another bookclub is reading Circling the Sun so I'm also reading West with the Night. I love doing little mini-studies on topics of interest! It's fun! So I'm with you lol...📚❤️📚 8y
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JenlovesJT47 Yes 🙌🏻 book lovers unite! Those are on my list as well 🤓📚🤓 8y
tpixie Ooo I need to learn more. I‘m planning on doing a Truman Capote dive. 13mo
JenlovesJT47 @tpixie if you have Goodreads, there‘s a link to my Goodreads on my Litsy profile. Look me up and I have a whole shelf dedicated to this called Truman & His Swans 🤓 Such interesting people, plus Capote was a great writer. Also worth getting your hands on is a book about the famous black & white party he threw in the 60s. I think it‘s mentioned in swans. Have fun going down the rabbit hole! 🤗🤓 13mo
tpixie @JenlovesJT47 thanks so much 💗 13mo
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