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-'''''La sinagoga de los iconoclastas''''' (1981, ''The Temple of Iconoclasts'') by [[Juan Rodolfo Wilcock]]. It was translated into English by [[Lawrence Venuti]].+'''''La sinagoga de los iconoclastas''''' (1981, ''The Temple of Iconoclasts'') by Argentine writer [[Juan Rodolfo Wilcock]]. It was translated into English by [[Lawrence Venuti]]. The work fits in the tradition of ''[[Imaginary Lives]]'' (1896) by [[Marcel Schwob]], Jorge Luis Borges' ''[[A Universal History of Infamy]]'' and Alfonso Reyes's ''[[Real And Imagined Portraits]]'', in which the line between [[fact and fiction]] is blurred.
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:"Using short, encyclopaedic/biographical entries, Wilcock profiles people who are definitely [[iconoclast]]s. They tear down traditional beliefs and scientific notions on many different topics, from utopias to biology, offering a riveting array of ideas. Some real people with iconoclastic bents are included along with some bizarre [[fictional character]]s." :"Using short, encyclopaedic/biographical entries, Wilcock profiles people who are definitely [[iconoclast]]s. They tear down traditional beliefs and scientific notions on many different topics, from utopias to biology, offering a riveting array of ideas. Some real people with iconoclastic bents are included along with some bizarre [[fictional character]]s."
 +:''The Temple of Iconoclasts'' is one of the best books of the twentieth century. ... Some of his characters are real historical figures, like [[Hans Hörbiger]], the Austrian scientist who advanced the theory of successive moons and counted Hitler among ... Owing a debt to [[Borges]], [[Alfonso Reyes]], and [[Marcel Schwob]], who in turn owe a debt, in the manner of [[funhouse mirror]]s, to the prose of the [[encyclopedist]]s, ''The Temple of Iconoclasts'' is a collection of biographies of mad inventors, adventurers, scientists, and the odd artist. --''Between Parentheses: Essays, Articles and Speeches, 1998-2003'' by [[Roberto Bolaño]], ‎Ignacio Echevarria
==See also== ==See also==
-*[[Fictional biography]]+*[[Fictional encyclopedia]]
 +*''[[Imaginary Lives ]]'' by Marcel Schwob
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La sinagoga de los iconoclastas (1981, The Temple of Iconoclasts) by Argentine writer Juan Rodolfo Wilcock. It was translated into English by Lawrence Venuti. The work fits in the tradition of Imaginary Lives (1896) by Marcel Schwob, Jorge Luis Borges' A Universal History of Infamy and Alfonso Reyes's Real And Imagined Portraits, in which the line between fact and fiction is blurred.

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"Using short, encyclopaedic/biographical entries, Wilcock profiles people who are definitely iconoclasts. They tear down traditional beliefs and scientific notions on many different topics, from utopias to biology, offering a riveting array of ideas. Some real people with iconoclastic bents are included along with some bizarre fictional characters."
The Temple of Iconoclasts is one of the best books of the twentieth century. ... Some of his characters are real historical figures, like Hans Hörbiger, the Austrian scientist who advanced the theory of successive moons and counted Hitler among ... Owing a debt to Borges, Alfonso Reyes, and Marcel Schwob, who in turn owe a debt, in the manner of funhouse mirrors, to the prose of the encyclopedists, The Temple of Iconoclasts is a collection of biographies of mad inventors, adventurers, scientists, and the odd artist. --Between Parentheses: Essays, Articles and Speeches, 1998-2003 by Roberto Bolaño, ‎Ignacio Echevarria

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