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LITERATURE : FAME WITHOUT NAME STRIKES `ANONYMOUS'.(VIEWPOINT)

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From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date: 19960519
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Byline: Anonymous

Who is ``Anonymous'' of ``Primary Colors'' fame? We'll probably never know. In this essay from The New York Times Book Review, the famous, nameless author pledges not to reveal his (or her) identity. But you may find some clues in Anonymous' account of how the book was written.

I have a confession to make. No, not that one. Don't be silly. It's this: I am suffering from post-traumatic success disorder.

It is an insidious malady. Very disorienting. I feel a little bit like Joanne Woodward in ``The Three Faces of Eve,'' minus a face. Which is not to ...

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