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Fakers : hoaxers, con artists, counterfeiters, and other great pretenders

by Paul Maliszewski

This collection of essays explores the history and psychology of fabrications, hoaxes, and literary frauds. From art forgeries to fake memoirs and journalistic deception, it analyses why people create these elaborate fictions and why the public continues to believe them.

Accession 18979 ISBN 9781595584229 Publisher —
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