May 9, 2022·edited May 9, 2022Liked by Vance Pollock
Assuming that Feldman's claims about his mom's activities are true, why they hell would you write a fictional treatment? Massive swastika on the cover of his novel notwithstanding, I would think an actual history of what occurred would have more drawing power -- especially among locals.
I think the coverage was just too spotty at the time, even if his mother's notes were legit and he did have some additional research and historical writing skills. It might be possible to pull an FOIA file on the case now, but I suspect he hardly knew the relevant names at the time.
Assuming that Feldman's claims about his mom's activities are true, why they hell would you write a fictional treatment? Massive swastika on the cover of his novel notwithstanding, I would think an actual history of what occurred would have more drawing power -- especially among locals.
I think the coverage was just too spotty at the time, even if his mother's notes were legit and he did have some additional research and historical writing skills. It might be possible to pull an FOIA file on the case now, but I suspect he hardly knew the relevant names at the time.