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100 1  Chiusano, Mark,|eauthor. 
245 14 The fabulist :|bthe lying, hustling, grifting, stealing, 
       and very American legend of George Santos /|cMark 
       Chiusano. 
250    First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
264  1 New York :|bOne Signal Publishers, Atria,|c2023. 
300    xxviii, 284 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-272) and 
       index. 
520    America has grown used to larger-than-life politicians: 
       Teflon Don, AOC, MTG, Dark Brandon, and all the rest have 
       injected DC politics with an unmistakable edge of 
       celebrity flair and tabloid intrigue. 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 resume 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. And the only thing 
       wilder than this charlatan embedding himself in the warm, 
       consequence-evading arms of our nation’s capital was the 
       Queens con artist’s refusal to bow his head in shame. The 
       Santos show continues, as he joins the ranks of high-
       wattage fakers like Anna Delvey and Elizabeth Holmes.  
       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. From humble years spent
       in Brazil, to glamorous nights on the west side of 
       Manhattan, to the stunning small-time scams employed to 
       ease his slippery climb up the American society ladder, 
       The Fabulist tells a story you’ll have to read for 
       yourself to believe…and even then, it’s George Santos, so
       who’s to say for sure. 
600 10 Santos, George,|d1988- 
610 10 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse|vBiography. 
650  0 Legislators|zUnited States|vBiography. 
651  0 New York (N.Y.)|vBiography. 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft