Can you ever forgive me? : memoirs of a literary forger
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
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Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Format
Book
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x, 129 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English

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An audacious memoir by a down-on-her-luck writer, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" is Israel's story of the astonishing literary forgeries she conceived and successfully executed for almost two years. Presents a discussion of the author's lucrative hobby of forging letters from celebrities, including supposed correspondence from Noel Coward, Lillian Hellman, and Dorothy Parker, before being detained by the FBI for stealing letters from libraries, and covers her techniques and work as a biographer.
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Adult,Follett School Solutions.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Israel, L. (2008). Can you ever forgive me?: memoirs of a literary forger (1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Israel, Lee. 2008. Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Israel, Lee. Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger Simon & Schuster, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Israel, Lee. Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed., Simon & Schuster, 2008.

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