Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger

Name: Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger
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ISBN: 9781416588672

ISBN-10: 1416588671

ISBN-13: 9781416588672

Edition: 2008

Authors: Lee Israel

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Before turning to the criminal life, running a onewoman forgery scam out of an Upper West Side studio shared with her tortoiseshell cat, and dodging the FBI, Lee Israel enjoyed a celebrated reputation as an author. When her writing career suddenly took a turn for the worse, she conceived of the astonishing literary scheme that fooled even many of the experts. Forging hundreds of letters from such collectible luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Noel Coward, and Lillian Hellman -- and recreating their autographs with a flourish -- Israel sold her "memorabilia" to dealers across the country, producing a collection of pitch-perfect imitations virtually indistinguishable from the voices of their…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 8/5/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594