Tales of Love of Madness and of Death / Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte by Horacio Quiroga

Tales of Love of Madness and of Death / Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte

Horacio Quiroga

214 pages • first pub 1917 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark slow-paced

Description

This is an English translation of the famous collection of 18 weird tales of Horacio Quiroga, which is presented as a Spanish/English bilingual edition.Most of the stories are dark and strange and describe situations that offer no clear way out fo...

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Moods

dark 85%
mysterious 55%
tense 45%
sad 30%
emotional 25%
funny 20%
adventurous 10%
challenging 10%
lighthearted 10%
reflective 10%
inspiring 5%

Pace

fast 45%
medium 35%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Plot: 46% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | N/A: 21% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 38% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 30% | Yes: 23% | No: 15%

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