Sarah Crichton Books
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Copyright © 2015 by Eric G. Wilson
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First edition, 2015
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wilson, Eric, 1967–
Keep it fake: inventing an authentic life / Eric G. Wilson. — First edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-374-18102-4 (cloth: alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-374-70947-1 (e-book: alk. paper)
1. Sincerity. 2. Reality in literature. 3. Truthfulness and falsehood. 4. Wilson, Eric, 1967– —Philosophy. 5. Authors, American—Biography. I. Title.
BJ1533.S55W55 2015
177’.3—dc23
2014029305