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Beautiful Terror: Truman Capote, Harper Lee, and the Origins of True Crime
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An exploration of the murder cases and criminal investigations that shaped the lives and writings of two of America's most iconic writers.
Two literary legends. One small town. A shared childhood. The writings of Harper Lee and Truman Capote are among the most studied in history, yet little is known or understood about the influence of true crime on their work. Between them, they delved into as many as 150 crimes, some of which influenced their most iconic works—Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird a...
Two literary legends. One small town. A shared childhood. The writings of Harper Lee and Truman Capote are among the most studied in history, yet little is known or understood about the influence of true crime on their work. Between them, they delved into as many as 150 crimes, some of which influenced their most iconic works—Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird a...