“La Côte Basque, 1965”

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“La Côte Basque, 1965” is a notorious, thinly veiled roman-à-clef chapter by Truman Capote that scandalously exposed the private lives of New York high society and contributed to his social downfall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
roman à clef
short story
author Truman Capote
basedOn real New York socialites
centralTheme betrayal of confidences
gossip in high society
hypocrisy of social elites
controversy perceived betrayal of confidences of Capote’s society friends
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception highly controversial
depicts elite Manhattan restaurant culture
featuresCharacter Lady Ina Coolbirth
P.B. Jones
firstPublishedIn Esquire magazine
surface form: Esquire
genre fiction
roman à clef
hasSubject adultery
marital scandal
social climbing
wealth and privilege
impactOnAuthor damaged Truman Capote’s relationships with society friends
influenced public perception of Truman Capote
language English
literaryMovement postmodern American literature
medium print
narrativeDevice overheard conversation in a restaurant
narrativeForm third-person narrative
notableFor contributing to Truman Capote’s social ostracism
scandalous revelations about private lives
thinly veiled portraits of real people
partOf Answered Prayers
portrays New York high society
publicationType magazine story
relatedWork Breakfast at Tiffany's
surface form: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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settingCity New York City
settingLocation La Côte Basque restaurant
settingTime 1960s
style realist detail
satirical
titleRefersTo La Côte Basque restaurant
surface form: La Côte Basque restaurant in New York City
tone acerbic
gossipy
workStatus fragment of an unfinished novel
workTitleLanguage French

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Answered Prayers hasPart “La Côte Basque, 1965”
“Unspoiled Monsters” (chapter) relatedWork “La Côte Basque, 1965”
subject surface form: Unspoiled Monsters
this entity surface form: La Côte Basque, 1965
“Kate McCloud” relatedWork “La Côte Basque, 1965”
subject surface form: Kate McCloud
this entity surface form: La Côte Basque, 1965