{"product_id":"9788416365227","title":"Tales of Love, Madness and Death","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTales of Love, Madness and Death\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology brings together some of the most representative short stories by Horacio Quiroga, considered an undisputed master of the short story in the Spanish language. The reader will find a collection of intense narratives where passion, delirium, and tragic fate intertwine with the lush and hostile Latin American nature. Through a precise style and constant narrative tension, Quiroga explores the limits of the human condition, offering a literary experience that combines the rawest realism with an atmosphere of unsettling beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work immerses the reader in a universe where human emotions collide with a wild and implacable environment. Each story is an exploration of borderline states: love taken to the extreme, madness lurking in solitude, and death as an everyday presence. The Misiones jungle is not just a setting, but a character in its own right that conditions the actions of the protagonists. With prose that owes much to the mastership of Edgar Allan Poe, Quiroga constructs oppressive atmospheres and stories of impeccable dramatic efficiency, where the extraordinary arises from the most mundane and fatality seems inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe human struggle against an untamed and hostile nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRomantic passion as a destructive force and source of conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMadness and obsession as a response to loneliness and isolation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe constant presence of death and tragic fate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe mastery of narrative technique in the modern Hispanic American short story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in the classics of world literature and, in particular, the Hispanic American short story. It is ideal for those who appreciate short narratives of great psychological and atmospheric intensity, as well as for those looking for a work that combines realism with a profound sense of fatality. It will also be of great value to students and literature lovers who wish to discover the work of one of the greatest exponents of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to a selection of the most accomplished stories by a master of the short story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn immersion in the unique atmosphere of the Latin American jungle as a literary setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe pleasure of precise, tense, and highly effective narrative prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reflection on human passions and the limits of sanity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Quiroga Forteza, Horacio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: MESTAS Ediciones, S.L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTopic: CLASSIC TEXTS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: UNIVERSAL CLASSICS SELECTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: June 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 145 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition from the \"Universal Classics Selection\" collection offers an excellent gateway into the narrative of Horacio Quiroga. The selection of stories allows the reader to appreciate the evolution of his style and his mastery of the genre. It is an essential read for those who wish to understand the roots of the modern short story in Latin America and enjoy tales that, despite the time that has passed, maintain their capacity to move and disturb the reader intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MESTAS EDICIONES, S.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53408569262427,"sku":"9788416365227","price":7.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841636522.jpg?v=1781865514","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788416365227","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}