…Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.
Here’s the fifth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #5: A Case of Cooked Books? By W.J. Elvin III March 13, 2009 Scanning the big …
Here’s the fourth installment of LiteratEye, a new series, only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #4: The Fix Is In: Planted Documents By W.J. Elvin III March 6, 2009 The recent …
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Editor’s Note: W.J. Elvin III’s LiteratEye column about literary hoaxes is featured here, and only here, every Friday. This is a LiteratEye Extra: News Analysis: China”™s Prank Thwarts “˜Theft of Culture”™ by W.J. Elvin III, March 3, 2009 Do pranks have a role in repairing theft of culture? Apparently the Chinese think so. Quite often, …
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Here’s the third installment of LiteratEye, a new series, only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. And, as an added treat, here’s an article about author, W.J. Elvin III, from the Cumberland Times-News …
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Here’s the second installment of LiteratEye, a new series, only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #2: Author Keven McQueen Recalls A Master Prankster of Yesteryear By W.J. Elvin III February 20, …
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