Problem
Literary forgery
Nature:
Literary forgery (also known as literary mystification, literary fraud or literary hoax) is writing, such as a manuscript or a literary work, which is either deliberately misattributed to a historical or invented author, or is a purported memoir or other presumably nonfictional writing deceptively presented as true when, in fact, it presents untrue or imaginary information or content.
Broader Problems:
Art forgeryFabricated quotations Related Problems:
Historical forgery Aggravates:
Historical misrepresentation Values:
Forgery References:
Boller, Paul F Jr and George, John: They Never Said It: a book of fake quotes, misquotes and curious citationsKoobatian, James: Faking It: an international bibliography of art and literary forgeries 1949-1986 Subject(s):
Culture → LiteratureSocietal Problems → Crime
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
09.09.2019 – 20:30 CEST