Free ebooks in english, french, german, spanish and other languages. Written in eloquent prose, this short story collection is struggles with two main themes running simultaneously throughout the collection. Horacio quiroga holds much the same position in spanish american literature as does edgar allan poe in north american letters. Like poe, whom quiroga admired and who influenced the uruguayan. The exiles and other stories shows the versatility and skill that have made him a classic spanish american writer. Horacio quiroga published approximately two hundred short stories, many of which are considered classics within the spanish american. Horacio quiroga has 339 books on goodreads with 44470 ratings. Horacio quiroga salto, 31 dicembre 1878 buenos aires, 19 febbraio 1937 e stato uno scrittore uruguaiano e considerato il fondatore del racconto ispanoamericano moderno ed uno dei piu importanti autori di racconti del mondo ispanoamericano in assoluto. Nace en uruguay en 1878 y muere en buenos aires en 1937. Join facebook to connect with daniel horacio quiroga and others you may know. Essays and criticism on horacio quiroga critical essays. Mas alla horacio quiroga ciudad seva luis lopez nieves. Topics horacio quiroga, uruguay, argentina collection opensource.
The decapitated chicken and other stories by horacio quiroga was not an easy read. For four years he attended school dressed in pants and a long sleeve shirt, and completed all his assignments correctly even though he was a. The decapitated chicken and other stories by horacio quiroga. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The virtual library free online ebooks in pdf, epub, kindle and other formats. It complements and illumines the decapitated chicken and other stories, selected and translated by margaret sayers peden, also published by the university of texas press. Horacio silvestre quiroga forteza 31 december 1878 19 february 1937 was a uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer he wrote stories which, in their jungle settings, use the supernatural and the bizarre to show the struggle of man and animal to survive. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
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