Brendan Koerner on Spoutible

This is a wild and fascinating story about a writer who got lost in his own delusions. I kept thinking how stressful and lonely it must've been to keep the lies going for so many years.

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The Novelist Whose Inventions Went Too Far | The New Yorker

After the Afro-Cuban writer H. G. Carrillo died, his husband learned that almost everything the writer had shared about his life was made up—including his Cuban identity.

08:37 AM - Mar 18, 2023

lorraine aylward

@oldbabylonianwhore

In response to Brendan Koerner.

Its clear no one spoke to a native Spanish speaker, an ESL instructor or a bilingual Spanish - english speaker.
Losing, the /s/ is unvoiced, loosing, the /s/ is voiced.

I taught ESL to adults for 20 yrs, 8 in a prison. This isn't a mistake spanish speaking learners make.

01:36 AM - Mar 20, 2023

Brendan Koerner

@brendankoerner

There were a lot of red flags! When he'd get into situations in which he was expected to speak Spanish fluently, for example, he'd opt out by claiming to have a migraine.

In response to lorraine aylward.

08:20 AM - Mar 20, 2023

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The Novelist Whose Inventions Went Too Far | The New Yorker