Truman Capote loved surrounding himself with beauty ... in the city (New York), by the sea (Long Island), in the mountains (Verbier, Switzerland), and in the desert (Palm Springs).
From 1960 to 1963, Capote wrote from Verbier, Switzerland, where he was writing a new book of reportage. "I think 'In Cold Blood' (title of this book) has a fair chance of being a work of art," he ...