The Hoax
Clifford Irving
Open Road Media
<p><B>A memoir from the man behind one of the greatest literary hoaxes of the twentieth century: the forged autobiography of Howard Hughes. "Fascinating!" (<I>Time</I>).</B><BR /> The ultimate caper story, novelist Clifford Irving's no-holds-barred account of the literary hoax that stunned the publishing world, is the story of his faked "autobiography" of Howard Hughes. <I>The Hoax</I> was first published in Great Britain in 1997, where it became a bestseller. But no American hardcover house would touch <I>The Hoax</I> until now. One major publisher offered a $500,000 advance when the book was nearing completion, drew up the contract . . . then abruptly bowed out. Why? The answer is implicit in this classic tale of daring, treachery, and corruption. As fast-paced and exciting as any spy novel, it involves the reader at every devilish twist and turn. Clifford Irving tells how the hoax developed, like a Chinese puzzle, from its madcap beginning to the final startling...</BR></p>