Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte

Synopsis of Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte

«Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte» is the short story collection by Horacio Quiroga, published by Seix Barral in paperback (155 pages, in Spanish).

Volume of stories by Horacio Quiroga originally published in 1917: horror and the struggle between humans and nature unfold both in the jungle and at home. Includes «A la deriva», «La insolación» and «El almohadón de plumas»; the influence of Edgar Allan Poe is visible in the author's style.

1985 edition in Seix Barral's Literatura Contemporánea collection, number 52, with a format of 12.5 x 19 cm.

Recommended for readers interested in the short story, psychological horror and twentieth-century Latin American narrative.