cover image Capote: A Biography

Capote: A Biography

Gerald Clarke. Ballantine Books, $14.95 (632pp) ISBN 978-0-345-36078-6

``In this riveting biography, Clarke, former Time writer, depicts the sad sequence of sparkling achievements and overwhelming despair that marked the life of Truman Capote,'' commented PW . ``Readers will be dazzled both by the life lived and the compelling skill with which Clarke brings it before us.'' Photos. Author tour. (May)