Critical Essay by Benjamin Demott
[Truman Capote says of writing:] "A writer ought to have all his colors, all his abilities available on the same palette for mingling…. But how?"...
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Critical Essay by Stefan Kanfer
When [Capote] thinks, he is like nobody else—lapidary craftsman, master of nuance and detail. When he babbles, he is a nobody. Music for Chameleons displays the...
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Critical Essay by Christopher Lehmann-haupt
Mr. Capote's principal stylistic innovation [in "Music for Chameleons"] consists of nothing more than setting himself center stage and...
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Critical Essay by Benjamin Demott
