By Stephanie Merry, The Washington Post JT LeRoy became a literary sensation overnight in the early 2000s. His rapturously received writing drew from his well-publicized backstory: Jeremiah “Terminator” LeRoy was the HIV-positive teenage son of a truck stop prostitute, but he emerged from the unthinkable — sexual abuse, addiction and homelessness — to write stunning prose. The only problem: None of it was true.
A Literary Hoax Explained — Sort Of — In “jt Leroy Story”
Stephanie Merry, Denver Post: Movies
Thu, 09/22/2016 - 11:10pm
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