George Plimpton, the legendary publisher of the "Paris Review," conducted hundreds of interviews for this book, which demonstrate that there is not always just one truth—especially when dealing with a person like Capote. A highly talented author and at the same time a crazy, vain, eccentric performer. Throughout his life, we encounter numerous celebrities from Andy Warhol to Joan Didion, Norman Mailer to his arch-nemesis Gore Vidal. They all witnessed his meteoric rise to fame and later observed his sudden downfall that followed the publication of "Answered Prayers.".