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Horacio Quiroga Biography

Author, Journalist (18781937)

Uruguayan writ r Horacio Quiroga p nn ! short stori s inspir ! "y th #ungl " $orco%%itting suici! in 1937& Anacon!a is consi! r ! his gr at st wor'&

Horacio Quiroga was "orn c %" r 31, 1878, in alto, Uruguay& *n 19+1 hpu"lish ! a coll ction o$ po %s, oral - $s& .or th n /t 3+ y ars, h wrot an!pu"lish ! %or than 0++ !ar' stori s, %any o$ which w r inspir ! "y #ungl li$ & *n1901 h pu"lish ! his %ast rpi c , Anacon!a& truggling with s r ! pr ssion,Quiroga co%%itt ! suici! on . "ruary 19, 1930, in Bu nos Air s, Arg ntina&

Horacio Quiroga

Uruguay

(187821937) ost historians agr that th %o! rn 4atin A% rican short story " gan withHoracio Quiroga, still consi! r ! a %ast r worthy o$ i%itation& Quiroga %anag ! toco%"in 4atin A% rican s ttings an! th % s, li' th #ungl an! iol nc , with5awl ss / cution, ! oi! o$ s nti% ntality or local color& Quiroga6s own li$ washaunt ! "y iol nt ! ath& His $ath r was 'ill ! in a hunting acci! nt an! hisst p$ath r co%%itt ! suici! & Quiroga6s wi$ also co%%itt ! suici! , as !i!Quiroga, who was ill with canc r at th ti% & His $ascination with %or"i! stat s o$%in! an! th ! l t rious cts o$ natur on th in!i i!ual ar topics o$ th p rio!,an! it is not !i cult to s in so% o$ his stori s th in5u nc o$ !gar Allan :o &

A$t r att n!ing uni rsity at ont i! o an! a ritual s ason in :aris, in 19+; hs ttl ! in th tropical #ungl r gion o$ ision s, in north rn Arg ntina, which" ca% th sourc o$ %any o$ Quiroga6s wor's& u ntos ! a%or, ! locura y !%u rt , or tori s a"out 4o , a!n ss an! ath, app ar ! in 1917&

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