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by Horacio Quiroga · 1878–1937
"Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte" (Stories of Love, Madness, and Death) 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.
- 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 hell!--I murmured.
Pero un momento después, al separarme, sentí su mirada cruel y desconfiada fija en la mía.
But a moment later, as I pulled away, I felt his cruel and distrustful gaze fixed on mine.
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Book details
- Original language
- Spanish
- Translation
- English
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #13507
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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