Fiction, Fact, and Faked Memoirs
by Thomas Larson (July 2009)
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And finally, what does his act reveal about the current state of literature? What does it mean to the memory of those who died in the Holocaust that a retired couple, living in Miami Beach, concocted or dreamed (in the end, does it matter?) this lie about the most fiercely authenticated event in recent human history? Two Jews playing fast and loose with sanctified Jewish truth.
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Since 1999, Thomas Larson has been a contributing writer for the San Diego Reader, where he specializes in narrative nonfiction, profiles, and investigative journalism. He is also a critic and memoir writer, and the author of The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reader and Writing Personal Narrative, Ohio University Press / Swallow Press. www.thomaslarson.com
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