{"product_id":"the-exiles-and-other-stories-paperback-softback-9780292720510","title":"The Exiles and Other Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292720510","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Exiles and Other Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHoracio Quiroga (Author), J. David Danielson (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292720510\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs an author of the macabre and of nature, Quiroga redefined the borders of the fantastic, realizing that pure realism was an abomination of the marvelous and horrific reality of the Latin American jungle.\u003c\/div\u003e (Review: Latin American Literature and Arts) \u003cdiv\u003eEach of the book's stories introduces the reader to a unique denizen of the wild-logger or laborer, small landowner or smalltime experimenter, who must extract an arduous living from the land and struggle with the loneliness of frontier life. Quiroga is at his best when he explores the laconic comradeship of these isolated men.\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tales of risk and danger, suffering, disease, horror, and death. Tales, also, of courage and dignity, hard work, and human endurance in the face of hostile nature and the frequent brutality of men. And tales flavored with piquant touches of humor and bemused irony. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e These are the stories of the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga, here presented in an important compilation of thirteen of his most compelling tales, sensitively selected and translated by J. David Danielson. Author of some two hundred pieces of fiction, often compared to the works of Kipling, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe, Quiroga set many of his stories in the territory of Misiones in northeastern Argentina, the subtropical jungle region where he spent much of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Included here are stories from \u003ci\u003eLos desterrados\u003c\/i\u003e (1926) often said to be his best book, as well as others from \u003ci\u003eCuentos de amor de locura y de muerte\u003c\/i\u003e (1917), \u003ci\u003eAnaconda\u003c\/i\u003e (1921), and \u003ci\u003eEl Desierto\u003c\/i\u003e (1924). The publication of this selection marks the first appearance in English of all but two of the thirteen stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Quiroga here presents a wide range of characters: parents and children, servant girls and prostitutes, landowners and lumber barons, foremen and laborers, natives and immigrants, in stories pervaded by a vision of life that is elemental, incisive, and essentially tragic. \u003ci\u003eThe Exiles and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e shows the versatility and skill that have made him a classic Spanish American writer. It complements and illumines \u003ci\u003eThe Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, selected and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden, also published by the University of Texas Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Translator’\u003cbr\u003es Note \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Beasts in Collusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Contract Laborers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Log-Fishermen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The YaciyaterÉ\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Charcoal-Makers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Wilderness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Workingman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Exiles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Van-Houten \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tacuara-MansiÓ\u003cbr\u003en \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Darkroom \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Orange-Distillers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Forerunners \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Map of Misiones \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Place Names \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Quiroga Chronology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739504996632,"sku":"9780292720510","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-exiles-and-other-stories-paperback-softback-9780292720510","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}