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Name: The Hoax
Author: Clifford Irving

Clifford Irving tells the extraordinary story of a hoax that pretended to be the autobiography of aviation mogul Howard Hughes. Published in Britain in 1997 and a bestseller there, the tale had no American hardcover until this edition. A major U.S. publisher had offered a $500,000 advance but withdrew at the last moment. Irving’s narrative, written in his own voice, charts the plot’s development from its madcap start to the final confession, highlighting corporate intrigue, international machinations, and the baffling world of literary forgery. The book offers a fast‑paced, suspenseful look at the forces that enabled a high‑profile fraud to reach the public eye.

First publish date: 1981

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Clifford Irving

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