Girl Boy Girl
How I Became JT Leroy
$36.25
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
22 May 2019
Summary
The true story of Savannah Knoop, JT LeRoy, and one of the most famous literary hoaxes of all time, soon to be a major motion picture.More than ten years after the New York Times unmasked Savannah Knoop as the face of the mysterious author JT LeRoy, her story continues to fascinate. To some, it was a compelling experiment with authorship and identity. To others, it was an unforgivable deception. In Girl Boy Girl, Knoop tells her side of the story, revealing how she came to portray the young t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609808419 |
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| ISBN-10: | 160980841X |
| Author: | Savannah Knoop |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 22 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“In 2001 I photographed JT LeRoy for Vanity Fair. Five years later, we met again; this time Savannah Knoop was her true self. We immediately became friends. She gave me her book to read. Not only is it beautifully written, it’s a fascinating and intimate story. I couldn’t put it down.” —Mary Ellen Mark
About The Author
Savannah Knoop
Savannah Knoop began to lead a double life in 1999 at the age of eighteen, when her sister-in-law asked her to be the face of JT LeRoy, author of the internationally acclaimed novels Sarah and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. Her true identity was revealed in 2006. She has an MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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