An extraordinary writer whose work has long been woefully neglected in English translation, Quiroga's tales - and the life of the writer behind them - are a fever dream of morbidity and horror. Frequently compared to the works of Edgar Allan Poe, this avant-garde collection is staggeringly modern in its content, and is suffused with the themes and settings of his later works.
Quiroga's first published short-story collection, Tales of Love, Madness and Death is presented here in a brand-new translation, and also includes his lauded tongue-in-cheek 'Ten Commandments for Short-Story Writers', readying some of the great writer's finest work for a new generation of readers.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'Quiroga's stories are, like Poe's, full of psychological shocks and eerie effects, and are bracingly, if ruthlessly, realistic.' -- John Updike * New Yorker *
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Höhe: 129 mm
Breite: 198 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80447-092-3 (9781804470923)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza (1878-1937) was a Uruguayan writer and poet who gained notoriety through short stories depicting the tragedy of survival, mental illness and the destruction of wild, untamed nature. As a short-story writer, his tales are considered wildly avant-garde, and his work is thought to have been influential in inspiring such celebrated writers as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Diego Jourdan Pereira writes, illustrates and packages trade books for general audiences - including story books for young readers, adult colouring books and puzzle books for seniors - while also translating Spanish-language classics into English, including Horacio Quiroga's Tales of Love, Madness and Death.
