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Original title: Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte
by Horacio Quiroga · 1878–1937
"Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte" by Horacio Quiroga is a short story collection published in 1918. This haunting compilation explores death as its central theme across nineteen tales, several later removed by Quiroga himself. The stories blend human and animal consciousness, portraying animals with rational thought ultimately overcome by human brutality, while humans surrender to primitive instincts. These dark narratives examine how raw impulses drive conflict and tragedy, creating an unsettling portrait of nature's violence and humanity's darkest corners.
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- Read time
- 224 min
- Words
- 49,364
- Chapters
- 22
- Paragraphs
- 1,742
- Price
- Free
- Short stories, Uruguayan
- Uruguayan fiction
--¡Anda al demonio!--murmuré.
--Go to the devil!--I muttered.
Pero un momento después, al separarme, sentí su mirada cruel y desconfiada fija en la mía.
But a moment later, as I was parting, I felt his cruel and distrustful gaze fixed on mine.
About the author
Horacio Quiroga1878–1937
Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937) was a Uruguayan short story writer, poet and playwright, born in Salto and remembered above all for his stories.
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Book details
- Original language
- Spanish
- Translation
- English, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #13507
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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