Truman Capote: A Literary Journey
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Truman Capote: A Literary Journey Early Life Truman Garcia Capote was born on September 30, 1924, in New Orleans, United States. His parents, Archulus Persons and Lillie Mae Faulk, divorced when he was just four years old. He then went to Alabama to live with his mother's relatives, the Faulks, where he spent five formative years and formed a strong bond with his neighbor, the renowned writer Harper Lee. Education Truman's fascination with reading and writing began at a very young age. Even as a five-year-old, he carried a notebook and dictionary. In 1932, he moved to New York with his mother, who had remarried, and adopted the name Truman Garcia Capote. He attended Trinity School and later St. Joseph Military Academy. In 1939, the family moved to Greenwich, where Truman attended Greenwich High School and started writing for the school's newspaper and literary journal. Unfortunately, he faced bullying due to his open homosexuality during his school years between 1936 and 1937. …