Books
April, 1998
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THISIt's hard to imagine two 20th century American writers as different as Truman Capote and Joseph Heller. Still, their work has become part of the American literary landscape and is earnestly studied by college students everywhere. The contrast between them is underscored in George Plimpton's biography Truman Capote (Nan Talese/ Doubleday), published a few months ago, and Heller's new memoir Now and Then (Knopf). Plimpton does a masterful job of interviewing Capote's frien...
