Talk:Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood
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I've reverted a newly added "See also" section that included only links to Elie Wiesel (already linked in the text) and The Holocaust Industry (an article about the book of that title). It seemed to me potentially promotional to link to a specific work not otherwise necessary for discussion of Wilkomirski. Robertissimo 06:41, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
I removed the category:impostors because the word implies that people lied on purpose. There is no proof that he lied on purpose. An analogy, a person in a psychiatric institution claiming to be Napoleon is not an impostor. Andries (talk) 18:17, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
- how very lenient. The youtube TV documentary on youtube about Wilkomirski delievers rather clear circumstantial evidence: The second Wilkomirski lie was threatened to be blown out of the water, he went to see a lawyer and threatened the accuser with libel suits and other legal action. It seems Wilkomirski was never sued for fraud. His case never came under proper legal scrutiny and he walked off scot free from his lie. --91.60.140.195 (talk) 11:11, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
proposed rearrangement
edit- Binjamin Wilkomirski (Pseudonym), real name Bruno Dössekker (born Bruno Grosjean; February 12, 1941 in Biel/Bienne), is a musician and writer who claimed to be a Holocaust survivor.
How about this instead?
- Bruno Dössekker (born Bruno Grosjean 12 February 1941 in Biel/Bienne) is a musician and writer who claimed to be a Holocaust survivor named Binjamin Wilkomirski.
Even if you hate that, consider that "(pseudonym)" [no cap!] is implied by the very next words. —Tamfang (talk) 22:26, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
I would support this rearrangement. Is there a standard for authors who are only known by their pseudonym, whereas their true name is virtually unknown? Here, for example, is how the wikipedia article for George_Sand presents it: Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin (French: [amɑ̃tin lysil oʁɔʁ dypɛ̃]; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (French: [ʒɔʁʒ sɑ̃d]), was a French novelist and memoirist. In this case it is probably better called a pseudonym than a pen name, since Wilkomirski is only known for Fragments.Hmarcuse (talk) 04:49, 19 January 2020 (UTC)