The Hoax - Brossura

Irving, Clifford

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0552154512 ISBN 13: 9780552154512

Casa editrice: Corgi, 2007

Riassunto

'I was down to my last chip, but it never occurred to me not to put it on the line, bet it, and roll the dice one more time . . .'

In 1972 Clifford Irving pulled a sensational hoax involving Howard Hughes, a prestigious New York publishing house and over a million dollars. It made global newspaper headlines and was heralded as the biggest media scam of all time. Its dramatic events have now been made into an international blockbuster film starring Richard Gere.

In his bestselling book The Hoax Clifford Irving recreates his own audacious literary sting when he and fellow conspirator, Dick Suskind, convinced US publisher McGraw-Hill that Howard Hughes, the reclusive billionaire, had commissioned Irving to write his authorised autobiography. A frantic year ensued while Irving forged letters and passports, faked interviews, set up a Swiss bank account and travelled thousands of miles to maintain his story, all the while desperately trying to juggle a wife, a mistress and an editor. Gradually the cracks in the plot started to appear and the nightmare began as Irving and Suskind realised they were set on a crash course towards indictment, conviction and jail.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Clifford Irving grew up in New York and became a novelist. Following his 1972 jail sentence he has continued with his writing career, and now divides his time between Mexico and Colorado with his wife.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Corgi
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0552154512
• ISBN 13: 9780552154512
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 464
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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