Der Ern-Malley-Schwindel bleibt Australiens berühmtester literarischer Skandal

Im Jahr 1943 erfanden zwei Dichter einen fiktiven Autor namens Ern Malley, um sich über die moderne Literatur lustig zu machen. Ihre Täuschung täuschte den Herausgeber Max Harris und führte zu einer berühmten Ausgabe von Angry Penguins, bevor die Wahrheit ans Licht kam.

James McAuley und Harold Stewart erfanden Ern Malley im Jahr 1943 innerhalb eines einzigen Tages. Sie fabrizierten eine Biografie sowie 17 Gedichte und sandten die Werke unter dem Namen einer vermeintlichen Schwester an Max Harris bei Angry Penguins. Harris akzeptierte die Gedichte als authentisch und widmete ihnen die Herbstausgabe 1944, komplett mit einer Einleitung und einem Titelbild von Sidney Nolan.

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