In his final years, Truman Capote met with Lawrence Grobel several times. What began as a planned interview turned into this long, intimate conversation. Sparkling, sharp-tongued, and very personal, Capote discusses his life, speaks candidly about everyday matters, his writing, his struggles with drugs and alcohol, as well as his homosexuality. He also indulges in unflinching commentary about famous contemporaries like John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Onassis, Norman Mailer, and Marilyn Monroe. This is a literary document of its time and an essential key to understanding Truman Capote as a person and his work.