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by Horacio Quiroga (Author)
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From the works of an acclaimed Latin American short story writer, this collection offers an array of stories about love, loss, family tragedy, geographical exile, human endurance, and personal struggle. Reprint."

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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 1, 1997)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 0140266313
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140266313
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #472,476 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars La voz inigualable de Quiroga, May 31, 2000
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Como toda uruguaya, estudié en el colegio los cuentos de Horacio Quiroga. Sin embargo, me llevó tiempo comprender el sentido y la profundidad de su palabra. En estos cuentos, que son -cada uno de ellos- pequeñas obras maestras, Quiroga nos trae el amor, la enfermedad, el infortunio, la presencia siempre acechante de la muerte, con la pesadillesca nitidez que caracteriza sus mejores relatos. La creación de climas opresivos, angustiosos, sin bajar jamás la tensión narrativa, es una de las grandes cualidades de Quiroga. Recomiendo a todos la lectura de estos cuentos.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quiroga's best, January 3, 2002
By O. M. Suarez "aerobol" (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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Horacio Quiroga has been considered one of the best Latin American short story writers. This book is the best proof of that assesment. It is not fair to judge Quiroga's style based only upon the cruelty of "La Gallina Degollada" (The decapitated chicken), which -by the way- is a lesson on how to write short stories. This diminishes the quality of the other tales, sprinkled with social testimony (and subtle denunciations), love stories, and with plenty of humanity. Quiroga's love for nature is reflected occasionally in this book as his characters struggle against it. Other books are better examples: Cuentos de la Selva (a must in children's literature) and two of my favorite ones: Anaconda and El Regreso de Anaconda. However this book demonstrates how few words a genial writer needs to describe insanity, bravery, and love as unavoidable parts of Humankind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Toque unico!!, March 5, 2002
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Horacio Quiroga es uno de los pocos autores que da imagenes tan vividas de la realidad, con un toque de ironia, un poco de crueldad, cinismo, y realidad al gusto el autor logra, por medio de cuentos con toque Americano, dar una vision impresionante y poderosa de la literatura Sur Americana, este autor, junto con otros de la literatura Hispano Americana, como Pocaterra, logran llevar en alto a la literatura Criolla, al leer sus cuentos, el autor, de cualquier edad, recuerda, vive y sufre estos relatos. La utilizacion de el cinismo y la crueldad de Quiroga puede llegar a ser tan placentera que llega a convertirse en dulzura, Dulzura que solo este autor, sumergido en tragedias y eventos tragicos pudo alcanzar en su vida.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this edition!
I purchased this edition of the book as part of a reading list for my doctoral exams. The text is there, but the punctuation in the book is HORRIBLE! Read more
Published on May 22, 2007 by BookWoym

5.0 out of 5 stars La Selva Mágica
Para aquellos que tuvimos la oportunidad de crecer en la selva y conocer sus misterios, personajes y fantasmas, Quiroga cobra un significado muy especial, pues quien conoce la... Read more
Published on May 16, 2007 by Rolando De La Fuente

5.0 out of 5 stars The latin american mirror image of Poe !
The fertile mind of Horacio Quiroga , his enormous talen and best gifted pen make of him a must reference in the literature world . Read more
Published on November 18, 2004 by Hiram Gomez Pardo

2.0 out of 5 stars complicado
sus cuentos son dificiles de entender.No fue de mi agrado.
Published on December 21, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Cuentos de amor, locura, y muerte
Estas colleciones del autor Quiroga son algunas de sus mejores obras. Siempre me han gustado sus cuentos, su manera de escribir, y sus temas como la muerte, el amor (imposible), y... Read more
Published on December 3, 2002 by Michael U. Turnage

5.0 out of 5 stars Horacio Quiroga probably didn't have a "normal" childhood
Horacio Quiroga gives us a world of darkness in this collection: morphine-addled beauties, desperate lovers, demented children, suicidally apathetic sailors, all walking the... Read more
Published on September 21, 2001 by John D. Faucher

5.0 out of 5 stars Cuentos de amor , de locura y muerte spanish review.
Horacio Quiroga fue uno de los grandes que todavía repercute entre los aficionados a la literatura. cuentos de amor locura y muerte es un libro espectacular ,de dramatismo... Read more
Published on July 13, 2001 by francesca Bueno

5.0 out of 5 stars Ah! The influence of E.A.Poe!
A must read for Edgar A. Poe fans. Like Poe, Horacio Quiroga's life up until the very end, revolved around death. Read more
Published on May 17, 2001 by David Beltran

5.0 out of 5 stars Never see your pillow the same way again
Horacio Quiroga is a giant of literature. Please discover this writer. He wrote some of the most unsettling stories ever penned. Read more
Published on March 23, 2001 by RICARDO GARDEAZABAL

5.0 out of 5 stars The most unsettling...
La gallina degollada is the most unsettling short story I have ever read. It may have something to do with having an 18 month old child at the time that I first read the story... Read more
Published on November 22, 2000

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