'In Cold Blood': How Truman Capote Invented the Nonfiction Novel

And I'm Bob Doughty with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English.  Today we tell about Truman Capote, one of America's most famous modern writers. He invented a new kind of book called the nonfiction novel. This literary form combined factual reporting with the imaginary possibilities of storytelling. Capote's writing ability and his wild personality captured the interest of people all over the world.