Viaje por las mentiras de la Historia Universal

Synopsis of Viaje por las mentiras de la Historia Universal

«Viaje por las mentiras de la Historia Universal» is a historical essay by Santiago Tarín, published in 2007 in hardback, with 435 pages, in Spanish.

The author reviews the myths and falsehoods that cinema, literature and official knowledge have presented as true. With a humorous tone, he analyses clichés such as Western films, Dracula, Marco Polo's journey to China or Christopher Columbus, and contrasts figures like Hannibal, Arthur, Genghis Khan or Machiavelli with the facts.

The work bears the subtitle «compendio de mentiras, tópicos, mitos y leyendas de la historia en el cine, la literatura y el saber oficial».

For readers interested in history, cinema and literature who want to debunk the most widespread myths.