City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

JT LeRoy

Label
JT LeRoy
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Censorship classification : M
Main title
JT LeRoy
Runtime
104
Summary
Based on Savannah Knoop's memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy, this captivating true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary hoax of recent times. Laura Albert writes as her avatar, 'a disenfranchised young queer man' named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her nom-de-plume
Target audience
adult
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J.T. LeRoyJeremiah Terminator LeRoy
Classification
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