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In 1997, Binjamin Wilkomirski came to New York to read from his prize-winning Holocaust memoir Fragments, raise money for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and meet his perhaps-relatives, the Wilburs (once Wilkomirskis). The Wilburs -- and the world -- embraced Binjamin as a humanitarian whose eloquent and haunting tale of childhood stood for untold others. A year later, however, Binjamin was publicly accused of being a gentile impostor. He insisted his memories outweighed the documents against him but proclaimed, "Nobody has to believe me."
Wilbur family member Blake Eskin, the first American reporter to write about the questionable authenticity of Fragments, recounts the dispute through riveting reportage and memoir, interviewing Binjamin's acquaintances and visiting Riga in search of actual Wilkomirskis. The reactions of the media, the child-survivor community, and the Wilburs themselves shed light on debates about the reliability of memory, the nature of identity, and the uses and misuses of history.
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"A riveting account of the already amazing story of Wilkomirski. Eloquent and insightful."
"This is an extraordinary book.... Blake Eskin has used this event to uncover aspects of history and the human mind and spirit which have perplexed most people for years."
"An important contribution to Holocaust literature as well as to studies of psychological and cultural trauma."
"A fascinating portrait.... [Eskin] offers a convincing explanation of why people were so eager to be deluded."
"This is an extraordinary book....Blake Eskin has used this event to uncover aspects of history and the human mind and spirit which have perplexed most people for years."
"A fascinating portrait....[Eskin] offers a convincing explanation of why people were so eager to be deluded."
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Blake Eskin has written for The New Yorker, the Forward, and other publications. He lives in New York City.
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Co.
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0393048713
- ISBN 13 9780393048711
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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