Telling Tales: Sue Vice
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The current controversy over the authenticity of Raynor Winn's
The Salt Path
has given rise to a broader discussion about the nature and prevalence of literary hoaxes. Should a memoir be held to the same standard of accuracy as an autobiography? How do we distinguish fact from personal truth, perception from pure fraud?
Professor Sue Vice is a lecturer at the University of Sheffield's School of English and the author of
Textual Deceptions: False Memoirs and Literary Hoaxes in the Contemporary Era
. Sue explains to Perlina she became interested in this field after herself falling victim to a literary hoax as a reader, many years ago.
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Professor Sue Vice Photo: SUPPLIED/University of Sheffield The current controversy over the authenticity of Raynor Winn's The Salt Path has given rise to a broader discussion about the nature and prevalence of literary hoaxes. Should a memoir be held to the same standard of accuracy as an autobiography? How do we distinguish fact from personal truth, perception from pure fraud? Professor Sue Vice is a lecturer at the University of Sheffield's School of English and the author of Textual Deceptions: False Memoirs and Literary Hoaxes in the Contemporary Era . Sue explains to Perlina she became interested in this field after herself falling victim to a literary hoax as a reader, many years ago. Books in a bookshelf. Photo: Unsplash / Jessica Ruscello
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