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Putting the Fiction in Nonfiction

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While researching In Cold Blood, Truman Capote took pains to get the story right, so much so that the final product was, he claimed, “immacutely factual.” The tale of his labors is so well-known that Bennett Miller used it as the basis of his movie Capote. So when allegations surface that the author made deliberate errors, the story gets a little bit… awkward.

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  1. Book of the Week: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote #amreading | Jay Fingers
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