Truman Capote be exposed to the public. Another two chapters – "Unspoiled Monsters" and "Kate McCloud" – appeared subsequently. The essays were intended to form the long opening section of the novel, they displayed a marked shift in narrative voice, introduced a more elaborate plot structure, and together formed a novella-length mosaic of fictionalized memoir and gossip. "Unspoiled Monsters", which by itself was almost as long as "Breakfast at Tiffany's", contained a thinly veiled satire of Tennessee Williams, whose friendship with Capote had become strained. "La Côte Basque 1965" was published as an individual chapter in "Esquire" magazine in November 1975. The
Truman Capote as his primary female companion in public throughout the better part of the 1970s. On November 28, 1966, in honor of "The Washington Post" publisher Katharine Graham, Capote hosted a now legendary masked ball, called the Black and White Ball, in the Grand Ballroom of New York City's Plaza Hotel. It was considered the social event of not only that season but of many to follow, with "The New York Times" and other publications giving it considerable coverage. Capote dangled the prized invitations for months, snubbing early supporters like fellow Southern writer Carson McCullers as he determined who was "in"