A Universal History of Infamy, or A Universal History of Iniquity, is a collection of short stories by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, first published in 1935, and revised by the author in 1954. M
First edition (1935)
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Magical realism, magic realism, or marvellous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic view of the world while also incorporating magical elements, often blurring the l
A Universal History of Infamy
…revised by the author in 1954. Most were published individually in the newspaper Crítica between 1933 and 1934. Angel Flores, the first to use the term "magical realism", set the beginning of the movement with this book. The stories (except Hombre de la esquina rosada) are fictionalised accounts of real criminals. The…
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Plaque of Gabriel García Márquez, Paris
Giorgio de Chirico, Love Song, 1914, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Alexander Kanoldt, Still Life II 1922