
by Horacio Quiroga · Aguilar, Sección Literatura, nº 68, 1989, Madrid. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788403870680

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This collection of stories by Horacio Quiroga explores themes of persecution, love, madness, and death in the context of life in Latin America. The stories, set in the Misiones jungle and other settings, reflect the struggle of man against nature and his own passions. With a concise and evocative style, Quiroga creates oppressive atmospheres and characters tormented by fate.

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.
