by William Henry Hudson · Ediciones Internacionales Universitarias · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489893627
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«El ombú y otros cuentos» is the collection of stories by William Henry Hudson published in paperback by Ediciones Internacionales Universitarias (224 pp.).
A volume of stories recreating the Argentine pampa of the 19th century: the tale «El ombú», «El niño diablo», «Marta Riquelme» and other stories of ranches, gauchos and animals. Hudson combines observation of nature with human conflicts and shows the contrast between rural life and the civilized world.
Part of the Clásicos de evasión series (No. 9). Translated from English by Alfredo M. Santillán; the original work was published in 1911 as «El Ombu and Other South American Stories». Text in Spanish.
For readers of classic literature and stories set in rural Argentina.
William Henry Hudson, known in Argentina as Guillermo Enrique Hudson, was an Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist. Born in the Argentine pampas where he roamed free in his youth, he observed bird life and collected specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. The Patagonian birds Knipolegus hudsoni and Asthenes hudsoni are named after him. He would later write about life in Patagonia that drew special admiration for his style. His most popular work Green Mansions (1904), a romance set in the Venezuelan forest, inspired a Hollywood movie and several other works.
