false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172701876m/209523.jpg 209523 5 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 characters, creating what amounted to "nonfictional fictions." The entire series was then published in book form as <i>A Universal History of Infamy</i>. Now Rhys Hughes, a Welshman of some infamy himself, has summoned his vast storytelling powers to create <i>A New Universal History of Infamy</i>, with all-new historical characters as the focus of his nonfiction fictions. Come along on a wild ride with unsavory types of every description. Entertaining and erudite at the same time, Hughes' book also includes some of the literary parodies Borges himself delighted in creating. With an introduction by noted critic John Clute and an afterword by Michael Simanoff. 202788 29 1 2004 A New Universal History of Infamy total:14|5:6|4:6|3:2| 14 60 27 1 4 0 false false Wed Jul 25 12:13:39 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 22:14:08 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 19:31:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 19:31:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 04 04:16:29 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 04:16:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 29 17:33:47 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:33:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 27 01:04:35 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 08:55:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 14 23:35:13 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 23:35:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 21 14:43:50 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:43:50 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 19:04:54 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 19:04:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 19 15:09:17 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:09:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 14 08:47:27 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 08:47:27 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 31 15:29:10 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 15:29:10 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Dec 18 12:12:45 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 12:12:45 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 16 16:58:39 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 16:58:39 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 21 07:35:43 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 07:35:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 07 02:06:31 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 02:06:31 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 26 04:56:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 04:56:00 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 05 11:43:42 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 10:58:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 22 10:04:18 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 12:12:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jun 19 09:18:02 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 09:18:02 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 13 12:56:53 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 12:56:53 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=209523