History Meets Imagination: "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.

A newspaper article on the massacre of the Clutters family is what inspired Truman Capote to write his most famous work, "In Cold Blood". Based on a true story with a couple twists of Capote's imagination, a nonfiction novel is introduced to American literature. Truman Capote's term of a nonfiction novel is claimed successful in his best-seller, "In Cold Blood". The fact that the Clutters killing really occurred and the historical details Capote includes in …

…beats around the bush" magnifying the incident to seem much more suspenseful and original. This new expression of a non-fiction novel is clearly demonstrated in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood". Capote gives all the details and facts like a nonfiction story would present and with that, he gives the narrative a hint of creativity portraying the story unlike any journalist or reporter. The combination of historical research and creative input establishes the nonfiction novel ambiance.