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Javier Cercas did not want to write the book. Then he met Marco in 2009. Marco was from Barcelona and lied about his past for 3 decades.

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He first lied about his birthday being 2 days earlier. The he lied that he was deported and put into a Nazi concentration camp.

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Sense his mother was in an asylum he had to live with is father. His step mother was Teodosia and she was cruel to him. His uncle Anastasio adopted him.

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Marcos uncle was a big influence on him so he joined the war when he was 15 years old. Then after one of the "bloodiest" days in the war Marcos uncle passed away. Marco claims he re-joined the war. Except there no proof he ever entered the war.

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Benito Bermejo exposed Marco in May 2005. Marco was forced to not participate in the ceremony for the 60th anniversary of the liberation at the concentration camps.

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Javier met Marco with the film director Santi. He thought Marco was a monster and did not like him.

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Javier has another interview with Marco to find out why. Marco says he did it to feel loved, for his family, and for others around him.

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At the very end of the book Javier goes to Flossenburg with his son. They go to the basement of the camp to find the files of prisoners. They realize Marco changed the last name Mone to Marco when he got a hold of the files.

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Javier calls Bentio on the phone to talk about Marco. Bentio talks about how he wanted to write a book. They just share common knowledge about Marco.

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In 1949 Marco wanted to leave the country with his family. Then he was accused of theft and the police came to arrest him, but he wasn't at his house. He attended a family wedding and then disappeared. Time to time he would send money. He remarried and wanted to stay away from his family.

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When he meets him for the second time he decided he wanted to record their interview for his book.