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Horacio Quiroga, a Uruguayan who spent years in the jungle of Misiones in northern Argentina, is the father of the Latin American short story. His Tales of Love, Madness and Death (1917) are dark, Poe-like masterpieces, while South American Jungle Tales (1918), stories of animals of the rainforest written for his children, are still read by young people across the region.
Begin with South American Jungle Tales.
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Horacio Quiroga, a Uruguayan who spent years in the jungle of Misiones in northern Argentina, is the father of the Latin American short story. His Tales of Love, Madness and Death (1917) are dark, Poe-like masterpieces, while South American Jungle Tales (1918), stories of animals of the rainforest written for his children, are still read by young people across the region.
South American Jungle Tales is usually considered Horacio Quiroga’s best-known work, followed by Tales of Love, Madness and Death.
Most readers start with South American Jungle Tales.
Both refer to the same writer.
Yes — 1 of Horacio Quiroga’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.