

The story reflects the dark, tragic life Quiroga lived. Pues ese padre va solo su hijo bien amado yace al sol, muerto desde las diez de la mañana (23). He meets up with his son and talks with him …īut his son is just an illusion – the son died from a hunter’s trap. He yells out for his son, continually losing hope. At around 10 AM, the father hears a shot in the forest, and thinks (hopefully) that his son has killed something. The response correctly identifies the author and the period and. cuento es 'El hijo,' el mejor, a mi juicio, con todas sus grandes calidades y muy de e1,'2 and Emir Rodriguez Monegal, well acquainted with Quiroga's works, considers it 'su mas perfecta narraci6n de horror.'3 The diversity of quality, themes, and materials in Md alld is typical of Horacio Quiroga. Es una regin aislada e indomable en el nordeste de Argentina, cuya tierra es de un colorado intenso. He then has illusions that his son has died, but these are quickly dismissed. Text: Excerpt from El hijo, Horacio Quiroga. El Hijo Autor Horacio Quiroga Pas Uruguay Fecha de publicacin 1928 Movimiento literario naturalismo ambiente Un verano en Misiones en la provincia selvtica y subtropical. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. The father meanwhile continues to wander about the house he is at ease, but not completely, as his son is his whole entire life. He attended film workshops dictated by filmmaker Manuel de Pedro, the french documentalist François Caillat and acclaimed filmmakers Werner Herzog and David Lynch.On the day the father finally feels at ease letting his son go out into the woods alone, the son goes with his gun to hunt at 9 AM. His cinematographic work has been exhibited and awarded in numerous festivals around the world such as the Human Rights International Festival of Buenos Aires, FINCA International Environmental Film Festival, Industry Boost Competition, Rural Film Festival Arica Nativa, Nottingham International Microfilm, Voices From the Waters International Film Festival, among others.įor several years he has worked as a Human Rights Volunteer in Venezuelan Prisons as a filmmaker and Instructor of Penitentiary Film through the Waleker Cineclub, directed by the well-known documentary filmmaker and social worker Livia Montes. His current work is based on an artistic investigation about the Perception of Identity and Time that characterizes the migratory process in the current Venezuelan Exodus. Como el sol, el calor y la calma ambiente, el padre abre tambin su corazn a la naturaleza. Quiroga committed suicide with the assistance of a friend, by drinking a glass of cyanide.


In a hospital in Buenos Aires, he decided he couldn’t take the pain of the diseaseand perhaps the pain he had always lived withany longer. La naturaleza plenamente abierta, se siente satisfecha de s. In 1937, Horacio Quiroga was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which was untreatable at the time. He studied Arts and Film at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. El hijo Horacio Quiroga Es un poderoso da de verano en Misiones, con todo el sol, el calor y la calma que puede deparar la estacin. Como el sol, el calor y la calma ambiente, el padre abre también su corazón a la naturaleza. La naturaleza plenamente abierta, se siente satisfecha de sí. 'Equilibra la escopeta en la mano, sonre a su padre, lo besa en la cabeza y parte. El le brinda demasiada confianza porque desde que era nio su hijo el lo educo a nunca mentir. Porque solo tiene a su hijo, el se encarga de mantener una relacion estable con su hijo. 2 The term can be found in most of the studies on Quiroga, but always in reference to the frontier geographical location of Misiones or to the condition of exiles of most of the characters from Los desterrados (1926). El es un hombre solo sin nadie familiar mas que su hijo. Cuento Es un poderoso día de verano en Misiones, con todo el sol, el calor y la calma que puede deparar la estación. 1 A similar interpretation can be found in Leonor Fleming’s Horacio Quiroga: escritor a la intemperie. PABLO ZAPATA Filmmaker and musician from Venezuela based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cuento - Relatero Horacio Quiroga: EL hijo.
