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The hoax

Book • 1981
In 'The Hoax', Clifford Irving recounts his elaborate scheme to write a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes, one of the greatest literary hoaxes of the 20th century.

Irving and his co-conspirators fooled publishers, journalists, and even handwriting experts with forged letters and fake interviews.

The book is a thrilling account of deception and intrigue.

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Mentioned in 2 episodes

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Tim Harford
as a memoir written by Clifford Irving after the hoax.
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"You’re Not Howard Hughes!"
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Jane Wilkinson
as the book
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Clifford Irving
wrote about the scam.
The Howard Hughes literary hoax
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Scaachi Koul
as the reissued title of Clifford Irving's version of the story.
Clifford Irving: The Howard Hughes Hoax | 191

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