The Fabulist The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos

"America has grown used to larger-than-life politicians. ... Yet in 2022, a new player on the national scene outshone them all. George Anthony Devolder Santos--and his revolving door of pseudonyms--shed glaring new light on how far we'd all let our politics slide as his claimed resumâe was shred to bits in the wake of a longshot run to office from New York's 3rd Congressional District. From Wall Street gigs to an amateur volleyball career, from embellished claims of Jewish heritage to a fabricated 9/11 story involving his mother's death, Santos's legend continued to grow as his web of lies evaporated in real time. ... Newsday alum and PEN/Hemingway honoree Mark Chiusano tells the full (well, as full as can be given the subject) story of Santos here for the first time"--