Before Truman, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.

Before Truman, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously. Journalism was seen as a hack profession that had very little style, very little grace. After In Cold Blood , people saw real-life stories in a different way.

Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.

His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction.

I write non-fiction, and he didn't influence me. He was one of the great writers, but I don't know that he influenced a generation.

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