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Enric Marco: los avatares del impostor que retrató Javier Cercas.

Authors :
ESCANDELL-MONTIEL, DANIEL
Source :
Culture, Language & Representation / Cultura, Lenguaje y Representación. Nov2023, Vol. 32, p55-67. 13p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Enric Marco made it to the headlines when it was revealed that his story as a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps was a lie sustained for decades. Decorated, renowned, respected and even idolized: Marco had achieved social success and indisputable popularity with his discourse as a victim, which falls apart after knowing the truth. As a chameleonic character who managed to be someone else, Marco has generated societal interest and fascination: this article focuses on the conception of the fictionalized Enric Marco, not by himself, but by others. To do this, the article presents Marco's vision constructed from the book El impostor, published by Javier Cercas in 2014, and the appearance of a profile on the social network Twitter that had its period of greatest activity between 2013 and 2014. To build this approach, in these pages we also present an overview of related cases to better understand these chameleon-like characters in fiction and in reality; moreover, among those real cases special attention is devoted to examples linked to Spain. Thus, the article approaches Enric Marco from a multiple identity taxonomy: the authentic, the imposter, the faked and the portrayed Enric. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
Spanish
ISSN :
16977750
Volume :
32
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Culture, Language & Representation / Cultura, Lenguaje y Representación
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
173917161
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.6035/clr.6954