Murder, in Fact
With the 1965 publication of In Cold Blood, Truman Capote declared he broke new literary ground. But Capote''s "nonfiction novel" belongs to a long Naturalist tradition originating in the work of 19th-century French novelist Emile Zola. Naturalism offers a particular response to the increasing problem of violence in American life and its sociological implications.
This book traces the origi...
With the 1965 publication of In Cold Blood, Truman Capote declared he broke new literary ground. But Capote''s "nonfiction novel" belongs to a long Naturalist tradition originating in the work of 19th-century French novelist Emile Zola. Naturalism offers a particular response to the increasing problem of violence in American life and its sociological implications.
This book traces the origi...
