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The exercises in narrative prose that make up this hook were written in a period of just over ten years.
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- Title A New Universal History of Infamy
- Author Hughes, Rhys
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 183
- Language ENG
- Publisher Night Shade Books, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
- Date January 15, 2004
- ISBN 9781892389831
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- Asimov's Science Fiction, 10/01/2004, Page 235
- Booklist, 01/01/2004, Page 839
- Publishers Weekly, 03/29/2004, Page 43
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Ministry of Whimsy Press. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 1892389835 . "There are no easy phrases to describe Hughes' fiction; it's so exotic, his writing is incredibly precise and at the same time his imagination is so unfettered." --Jeffrey Ford, Fantastic Metropolis. "Rhys Hughes is an engineer of the impossible. His stories thrill, and his delightful, unique prose performs the ultimate function of art and creation. It will not leave you unchanged." --Lazar Zunz, Jewish News. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages; 30693 .
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U.S.A.: Night Shade Books, 2005 An updating of the famous work by Borges, this volume includes brief profiles of some VERY nasty people, along with a number of literary parodies. First trade edition. Not price-clipped, not bumped, no remainder mark. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order, often on same day.
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A NEW UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY
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Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Ministry of Whimsy/Night Shade Books, 2004. First Trade Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, in red cloth boards with gold-stamped titles, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L67
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Tallahassee: Ministry of Whimsy Press, 2004. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket,. John Coulthart. Tallahassee: Ministry of Whimsy Press:, 2004. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 181 pp. Cover artwork by: John Coulthart The rather illusive hardcover edition. Hughes elicits strong feelings. No one I know feels ambivalent about this guy. Personally, I find him very entertaining. This may be his most accessible book to date. If the title sounds familiar it may well be because of Borges A UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY, a series of "falsifications and distortions" originally published back in the 1930s. "Now Rhys Hughes, a Welshman of considerable infamy himself, has continued in the tradition of Borges to create A NEW UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY with all new historical characters. Entertaining and erudite at the same time, Hughes' book also includes some of the literary parodies Borges himself delighted in creating." I think you'll enjoy…
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