by Horacio Quiroga · MESTAS Ediciones, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489163843
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Immerse yourself in the world of Horacio Quiroga with this collection of stories that explore the limits of human experience. Through lucid prose, Quiroga presents us with stories of love, madness, and death, where family tragedy, personal despair, and geographical exile intertwine with the brutality of man. Considered one of the first Latin American masters of the short story, Quiroga offers us stories that evoke authors such as Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza was a Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer. The jungle settings of his stories emphasized the conflict between humans and nature. His portrayals of mental illness and hallucinatory states were influenced by Edgar Allan Poe. In turn, Quiroga influenced Gabriel García Márquez and Julio Cortázar.
