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Capote's Quest

After Capote's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1958), Capote saw an article on the New Yorker about a wealthy family in Holcomb, Kansas was killed. Capote thought to himself that this would be a great story to write about. Capote and his good friend Harper Lee set out to Holcomb, Kansas to research about the story. They interviewed the towns people about the murder and about what they know about the Clutter Family. Capote also interacted with the two murders Perry Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock and created a strong reltionship with the two murders. It took a total of six years for Capote to finish the novel. In Cold Blood is considered to be the first documentary book, reacting a true story.