Tales of risk and danger, suffering, disease, horror, and death.
Tales, also, of courage and dignity, hard work, and human endurance
in the face of hostile nature and the frequent brutality of men.
And tales flavored with piquant touches of humor and bemused
irony.
These are the stories of the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga,
here presented in an important compilation of thirteen of his most
compelling tales, sensitively selected and translated by J. David
Danielson. Author of some two hundred pieces of fiction, often
compared to the works of Kipling, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe,
Quiroga set many of his stories in the territory of Misiones in
northeastern Argentina, the subtropical jungle region where he
spent much of his life.
Included here are stories from Los desterrados (1926) often said
to be his best book, as well as others from Cuentos de amor de
locura y de muerte (1917), Anaconda (1921), and El Desierto (1924).
The publication of this selection marks the first appearance in
English of all but two of the thirteen stories.
Quiroga here presents a wide range of characters: parents and
children, servant girls and prostitutes, landowners and lumber
barons, foremen and laborers, natives and immigrants, in stories
pervaded by a vision of life that is elemental, incisive, and
essentially tragic. The Exiles and Other Stories shows the
versatility and skill that have made him a classic Spanish American
writer. It complements and illumines The Decapitated Chicken and
Other Stories, selected and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden,
also published by the University of Texas Press.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Texas Pan American Series |
Release date: |
August 1987 |
First published: |
August 1987 |
Authors: |
Horacio Quiroga
|
Translators: |
J David Danielson
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
168 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-72051-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-292-72051-3 |
Barcode: |
9780292720510 |
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