
Elba Kramer
The True Autobiography of a Pathological Liar
Steve Goldsmith(Author)
Steve Goldsmith (Publisher)
Published on 29. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
979-8-233-84174-3 (ISBN)
Description
Elba Kramer tells the story of his first seventeen years the only way he knows how: through a mask. From a childhood spent dodging the heavy truths of small-town America to the pivotal moment he dropped out, became a father, and sought refuge in the military-this is a life lived in the blur between memory and invention.
Written as an autobiographical novel, this story reaches for an emotional honesty that only a pseudonym could provide. It is a memoir built on a paradox: that sometimes, we have to lie about our names to tell the truth about our lives.
Told in a voice that's by turns funny, furious, and disarmingly tender, Elba Kramer invites you to wander the landscape of a jagged youth. It is a story where every exaggeration hides a secret, and every truth has teeth.
A Note from the Author: I wrote this book under the name Elba Kramer because I found it impossible to tell the story as myself. While the name on the cover is a fabrication, the experiences within-from birth to my seventeenth year-are 97% true. This is the story of how I became a man, a father, an airman, an officer, and a writer... told through the only lens that allowed me to be completely honest. It is a confession disguised as a lie.
More details
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
228 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-233-84174-3 (9798233841743)
Schweitzer Classification