NEW YORK – Publication
has been halted for a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan
that "Avatar" director
James Cameron had optioned for a possible film, The Associated
Press has learned.
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, responding to questions from the AP,
said Monday that author
Charles Pellegrino "was not able to answer" concerns about "The Last Train from Hiroshima,"
including whether two men mentioned in the book actually existed...
Pellegrino's own background was also questioned. He sometimes refers to
himself as Dr. Pellegrino, and his Web site lists him as receiving a
Ph.D. in 1982 from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. But
in response to a query from the AP, the school said it had no proof that
Pellegrino had such a degree...
Cameron wrote introductions for Pellegrino's "Ghosts of the Titanic,"
published in 2000, and for the controversial 2007 release "The Jesus Family Tomb,"
co-authored by Pellegrino and strongly questioned by scholars for its
assertion that a tomb discovered in Jerusalem contained the remains of
Jesus and possible family members...
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