The Responsible Party

The Responsible Party Claire Carusillo

Reception

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Chicago Review of Books · 17 August 2026

Owning the Truth in Claire Carusillo’s “The Responsible Party”

Blurring the line between fact and fiction has become ever more relevant in an era of artificially hallucinated images and alternative facts. But there is a long tradition of tapping real events for fictional retellings. Claire Carusillo borrows from her real life family history for the plot behind…

By Ian MacAllen

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The New York Times · 7 August 2026

‘The Responsible Party,’ by Claire Carusillo

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