A New Universal History of Infamy

Fantasy by Rhys Hughes

Blurb

A New Universal History of Infamy is the title of a 2004 collection of short fiction by Welsh fantasy writer Rhys Hughes. The book serves as a parody and homage to Jorge Luis Borges' collection A Universal History of Infamy, following the plan of the original closely but not slavishly.
The book was published in Portuguese translation as Uma nova história universal da infâmia in April 2006. Greek and Spanish editions appeared in 2007.
The contents of the original American edition are as follows, including the names of the authors parodied by Hughes in the relevant sections. Not all of the included pieces form part of Hughes' projected cycle of 1000 tales: some are merely 'fragments'.
Preface to the Unpublished Edition
Preface to an Imaginary Edition
A NEW UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY
The Brutal Buddha, Baron von Ungern-Sternberg
The Honest Liar, Denis Zachaire
Chewer of Hearts, François l'Olonnais
Trader of Doom, Basil Zaharoff
The Worm Supreme, Francisco Solano López
The Worst Hero, Dick Turpin
The Maddest King, Henry Christophe
STREETCORNER MOUSE
Streetcorner Mouse
ET AL
City of Blinks
The Landscape Player
The Spanish Cyclops
The Unsubtle Cages

First Published

2004

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