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The great unknown

From Jonathan Swift to Joe Klein, writers have gone to great lengths to hide their identities and cannily exploited the ensuing public speculation. John Mullan on how anonymity is often a sure route to notoriety

John Mullan
The Guardian,
Saturday January 12 2008

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This article appeared in the Guardian on Saturday January 12 2008 on p4 of the Features & reviews section. It was last updated at 13:56 on March 20 2008.

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This article appeared in the Guardian on Saturday January 12 2008 on p4 of the Features & reviews section. It was last updated at 13:56 on March 20 2008.

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