Books
December, 1976
Truman Capote has been called many things--from literary gadfly to serious writer--and his long-awaited novel "Answered Prayers" isn't going to set the record straight if the reaction to the three chapters previewed in Esquire is any indication of what's to come. The media went crazy speculating about the real identities of his characters--which Capote says isn't the point of the novel at all. So Playboy sent writer Beverly Gary Kempton to talk with him in an attempt to untangle media...
