Similar to viewing
scarce footage of John Coltrane or hearing an unknown concert recording
by Woody Guthrie, this new collection of Truman Capote’s previously
uncollected essays encourages a re-evaluation of his canon. Because
each of these essays had been published separately during the author’s
life, this compilation doesn’t possess the same scholarly fascination
as 2005’s release of Summer Crossing, Capote’s lost first novel. Still, Portraits and Observations should spark renewed and deserved interest in this unique American voice.
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