> He claimed that he had two Ph.D.s: his Highsmith-related dissertation, from Oxford, and one from the psychology department of an American university, for research into Munchausen syndrome. There’s no evidence that Mallory ever undertook such research.
Well, there was your first hint right there. Fascinating story, vaguely reminds me of Andrew Cunanan.
He might be smug and self-assured but there's no denying that he has a sense of humour. I expect that this will aid his "rehabilitation" and reinsertion into the literary world. He'll probably end up selling the rights to his life story for more than he made on his book.
This to me was actually quite an optimistic story.
It seems to me that Dan is a talented writer who can milk a sob story. In order to get ahead in life -- admissions, sympathy -- he would concoct very elaborate and heart breaking stories.
The reason I find this optimistic is that it worked. People really feel bad for each other, want to help each other, make allowances for each other and trust each other.
It's amazing that people can still fake it til they make it when it's so easy to check people's claims. Confidence will take you far even when you've got an Instagram account.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 11.1 ms ] threadI found this hilarious. I'd have guessed "a private person" wouldn't have an Instagram account at all! What a time to be alive.
Well, there was your first hint right there. Fascinating story, vaguely reminds me of Andrew Cunanan.
It seems to me that Dan is a talented writer who can milk a sob story. In order to get ahead in life -- admissions, sympathy -- he would concoct very elaborate and heart breaking stories.
The reason I find this optimistic is that it worked. People really feel bad for each other, want to help each other, make allowances for each other and trust each other.