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A Universal History of Infamy
Book • 1935
This book, originally titled 'Historia universal de la infamia', is a collection of short stories published in 1935 and revised in 1954.
The stories are largely based on real criminals but have been altered by Borges, making them unreliable as historical accounts.
The book is notable for its unique blend of fact and fiction and is often associated with the beginnings of the magical realism movement.
Borges himself described the work as an example of the 'baroque' style, where art is flaunted and resources are squandered, and he distanced himself from it in later years.
The stories are largely based on real criminals but have been altered by Borges, making them unreliable as historical accounts.
The book is notable for its unique blend of fact and fiction and is often associated with the beginnings of the magical realism movement.
Borges himself described the work as an example of the 'baroque' style, where art is flaunted and resources are squandered, and he distanced himself from it in later years.
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Mencionado por Viatrice al hablar sobre la recopilación de textos de Borges.
El proveedor de iniquidades Monk Eastman (en Historia universal de la infamia), de J. L. Borges
