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OverviewAn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Horacio Quiroga , Diego Jourdan PereiraPublisher: Renard Press Ltd Imprint: Renard Press Ltd ISBN: 9781804470923ISBN 10: 1804470929 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 07 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Quiroga’s stories are, like Poe’s, full of psychological shocks and eerie effects, and are bracingly, if ruthlessly, realistic.' (John Updike New Yorker) Author InformationHoracio 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 García Márquez. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |