fragments of the unfinished novel Answered Prayers
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Fragments of the unfinished novel "Answered Prayers" are the surviving, posthumously published sections of Truman Capote’s planned society roman à clef that famously alienated many of his high-society friends.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Fragments of the unfinished novel Answered Prayers | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel fragment ⓘ posthumously published work ⓘ |
| author | Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorIntention | to create a major society roman à clef ⓘ |
| basedOn |
American café society
NERFINISHED
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New York high society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnAuthor |
contributed to estrangement from many friends
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damaged Truman Capote’s social standing ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Esquire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
roman à clef
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society novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Kate McCloud”
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“La Côte Basque, 1965” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Mojave” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Unspoiled Monsters” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alienating many of Truman Capote’s high-society friends
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controversial portrayal of real socialites under thinly veiled fictional names ⓘ |
| partOf | Answered Prayers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
fictionalized versions of real people
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members of New York’s elite social circles ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | magazine serialization ⓘ |
| publicationStatus |
posthumously published
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unfinished ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
NERFINISHED
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In Cold Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mid-20th-century New York City high society ⓘ |
| subject |
betrayal
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celebrity culture ⓘ gossip ⓘ sexual relationships ⓘ wealthy American socialites ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal of confidences
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loneliness beneath glamour ⓘ moral corruption of the wealthy ⓘ the cost of social ambition ⓘ |
| tone |
cynical
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gossipy ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| workStatus | incomplete at the time of Truman Capote’s death ⓘ |
| workType | excerpted chapters of a planned novel ⓘ |
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