Quiroga, Horacio 1878-1937 creator text utu 2004 monographic es 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte" by Horacio Quiroga is a short story collection published in 1918. This haunting compilation explores death as its central theme across nineteen tales, several later removed by Quiroga himself. The stories blend human and animal consciousness, portraying animals with rational thought ultimately overcome by human brutality, while humans surrender to primitive instincts. These dark narratives examine how raw impulses drive conflict and tragedy, creating an unsettling portrait of nature's violence and humanity's darkest corners. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Una estación de amor -- Los ojos sombríos -- El solitario -- La muerte de Isolda -- El infierno artificial -- La gallina degollada -- Los buques suicidantes -- El almohadón de pluma -- El perro rabioso -- A la deriva -- La insolación -- El alambre de púa -- Los Mensú -- Yaguaí -- Los pescadores de vigas -- La miel silvestre -- Nuestro primer cigarro -- La meningitis y su sombra. Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuentos_de_amor_de_locura_y_de_muerte Release date is 2004-09-20 Produced by Stan Goodman, Paz Barrios and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Short stories, Uruguayan Uruguayan fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13507 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13507 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133323.0 13507