Truman Capote

Truman Capote, born in New Orleans in 1924, was the enfant terrible of American literature, famed for his sharp wit and even sharper tongue. Best known for penning the true-crime classic "In Cold Blood" and the iconic novella "Breakfast at Tiffany’s," Capote reveled in his role as a literary provocateur. His flamboyant social life, mingling with the elite while exposing their secrets, earned him as many enemies as admirers. Capote's later years were marred by substance abuse and unfinished projects, but his influence on narrative nonfiction and his biting, incisive prose remain unmatched in the annals of American letters.