Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories, the (1976) [Collection]
by Horacio Quiroga
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Summary
(From the publisher):
Horacio Quiroga’s short stories are infused with the themes of life and death that so obsessed him. They span many fiction genres—jungle tale, Gothic horror story, psychological study, morality tale—and possess a universality that has made him a classic Latin American writer.
Contents:
- Foreword by Jean Franco
- Introduction by George D. Schade
- The Feather Pillow
- Sunstroke
- The Pursued
- The Decapitated Chicken
- Drifting
- A Slap in the Face
- In the Middle of the Night
- Juan Darién
- The Dead Man
- Anaconda
- The Incense Tree Roof
- The Son
Original title: The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories
Original languages:
Spanish
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Horror→ General
Fiction→ General Fiction→ Literary Fiction/classics
The following works are contained within this one:
Feather Pillow, the (1907) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Sunstroke (1908) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Pursued, the (1908) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Decapitated Chicken, the (1909) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Drifting (1912) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Slap in the Face, a (1916) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
In the Middle of the Night (1919) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Juan Darién (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Dead Man, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Anaconda (1921) [Novelette]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Incense Tree Roof, the (1922) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
Son, the (1935) [Short Story]
Author: Horacio Quiroga
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