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A Narrative Biography of Horacio Quiroga, the Lone Anarchist
This book is a unique and definitive biography in English of the Uruguayan-Argentinian short story writer Horacio Quiroga (1878-1937), known as the Latin-American Poe. Written in amusing prose and with an academic background, which can be an important reference for the public in general as well as to Latin American literature researchers all over the world, it is an up-to-date, narrative biography by a Brazilian writer and researcher who has dedicated the last twenty years to Quiroga’s translation and research. The research uses several unknown or lesser-known documents as well as newspapers and magazines from the beginning of the 20th century, found in libraries and archives in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, and Uruguay. The book is written against a contemporary background, and focusses on the humanization of Quiroga and the participation of, until now, maginalized women in his personal and public life, such as Alfonsina Storni and Norah Lange, allowing the construction of an image which is less monumental and more complex in its contradictions.
Pariah in the Desert
This is the first book in English on Horacio Quiroga (Uruguay 1878-Argentina 1937), a canonical author whose works are read by all advanced students of Spanish in the US and many other countries. The study examines Quiroga’s work through the theoretical lens of the heroic—a lens elaborated in part by means of Quiroga’s own disquisitions on the subject—and the complementary phenomenon of the monstrous. This lens serves to elucidate many evidently obscure and self-contradictory aspects of Quiroga’s work and its relation to the context in which he lived. That context included the neo-colonial social and economic milieu of Argentina’s fast-changing, immigrant-charged, increasingly ma...
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories
From the Publisher: Tales of horror, madness, and death, tales of fantasy and morality: these are the works of South American storyteller Horacio Quiroga. The first representative collection of his work in English, The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories provides a valuable overview of the scope of Quiroga's fiction and the versatility and skill that have made him a classic Latin American writer.
A Study Guide for Horacio Quiroga's "The Feather Pillow"
A Study Guide for Horacio Quiroga's "The Feather Pillow," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
South American Jungle Tales
South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga transports readers to the heart of the South American jungle, where they encounter fascinating tales of adventure, mystery, and the wonders of nature. Quiroga's masterful storytelling brings the jungle to life, making it a cherished read for fans of exotic tales.
The Exiles and Other Stories
Tales of risk and danger, suffering, disease, horror, and death. Tales, also, of courage and dignity, hard work, and human endurance in the face of hostile nature and the frequent brutality of men. And tales flavored with piquant touches of humor and bemused irony. These are the stories of the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga, here presented in an important compilation of thirteen of his most compelling tales, sensitively selected and translated by J. David Danielson. Author of some two hundred pieces of fiction, often compared to the works of Kipling, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe, Quiroga set many of his stories in the territory of Misiones in northeastern Argentina, the subtropical jun...
Anaconda
Anaconda es un relato del escritor uruguayo Horacio Quiroga, publicado en 19211 y perteneciente al libro Anaconda y otros cuentos, que trata de la destrucción causada por el ser humano en el mundo natural. De brutal actualidad, narra cómo las víboras, representando a los seres humanos, se constituyen en amenaza para el entorno. Al inicio de la historia una serpiente yarará descubre la presencia de hombres en un viejo edificio deshabitado en la selva. El suceso provoca un Congreso de las Víboras para afrontar la situación. Durante el cónclave determinan que es preciso atacar a los humanos para proteger sus vidas, siendo lo más conveniente matar primero a sus caballos. Solo las serpientes Ñacaniná y Anaconda creen, en minoría, que sería más efectivo atacar primero al perro que han traído los humanos pues este está adiestrado para cazarlas y puede ser letal. La disputa entre las víboras y los hombres es en este relato de Quiroga una metáfora de la intromisión humana en la naturaleza y del exterminio que ello supone para la vida salvaje.
Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
The Concise Encyclopedia includes: all entries on topics and countries, cited by many reviewers as being among the best entries in the book; entries on the 50 leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on some 50 important works in this literature-those who read and studied in the English-speaking world.
