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A New Universal History of Infamy
by
Rhys Hughes (Goodreads Author),
John Coulthart
From 1933 to 1934, Jorge Luis Borges, the master of fiction whose work would change the literary world, published a series of "falsifications and distortions" in the Buenos Aires newspaper Critica. These "falsifications" used as their starting point the lives of real villains and desperados. Borges then elaborated using all of the anecdotes and myths about these historical...more
Hardcover, 183 pages
Published
August 1st 2005
by Night Shade Books
(first published January 29th 2004)
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Crooks and rogues are the fore of these stories that shadow the future Borges.
Second half (the stories which seem less iniquitous and less history-based) is much better, and much more distinctly foreshadows the Borges to come.
Crooks and rogues are the fore of these stories that shadow the future Borges.
Second half (the stories which seem less iniquitous and less history-based) is much better, and much more distinctly foreshadows the Borges to come.
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A very good book.
Not really a Borges rewrite but another collection of Rhys Hughes signature brand wacked on the head insanity..people need to read him..he is the best.
Of course I picked it up because of the title, and I really enjoyed it. It's wonderfully nutty.
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A writer of Fantasy and Magic Realism who often uses comedy and absurdism to examine philosophical issues. Known for his original ideas, intricate plots and entertaining wordplay.
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