A Uruguayan Master of Horror | Horacio Quiroga
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
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0:00 Intro
1:43 Horacio Quiroga
4:55 Quiroga's work
6:50 The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories
18:18 Outro
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Been a while since I did a proper literary video -- hope you'll enjoy it :) xx
First of all, much love form a recent subscriber, I just adore your videos and your personality
As you told his life summary I was like Edgar Allen poe is quaking
it's so nice to see non-latinamericans talk about Horacio Quiroga, I often feel like latin american literature gets ignored by non-spanish speakers so it's very nice to see people still discovering this stories.
I also studied some of his work and influence in class, but i definitly was older (15-16) and it was only short parts of his work.
This was a very nice video :)
This video does get me interested in this author. When you hear about Latin American perspectives it's mostly Mexico, Brazil, and maybe Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala but not much about Uruguay
I'm soooo happy, I'm uruguayan and Quiroga is a classic, you should try the short story collection for children! And yeah! There are so many of us traumatized by "El almohadon de plumas" story 😂
The “for children” part should be taken with a grain of salt, haha. Most of these stories are so incredibly depressing and tragic
And so violent too.
I’m from Venezuela and also had some of Quiroga’s stories as required reading at a relatively young age but feel so fortunate I did! My favorite is “A la deriva/adrift”. Thanks for the video!
Never heard of this author or his books, unfortunately. As a fellow Dutchie it's a shame how little international classics we get to hear about in our schools and media. Will definitely add The Decapitated Chicken to my tbr!
Thank u for making this video, Horacio Quiroga is THE BEST.
I love how you read so many books not commonly talked about on here.
The feather pillow story was in my spanish textbook in sixth grade, i read it and was traumatized, he is truly masterful at his work!
I really enjoy your vibe and voice. It makes me feel very safe and welcome.
Oh that's very lovely to hear, thank you very much! :)
Horacio Quiroga! Always loved his “Anaconda” fable where he shows his knowledge of the Amazon jungle and, indeed, it was compulsory reading him! A master!
It's included in this collection, a great story indeed!! :)
Hearing you enumerate his life's tragedies is so darkly funny. Also, The Feather Pillow was mandatory reading when I was 12!… Still one of my favorite short stories... Still scared of it
Alright, Qurioga was dangerously based and his work was so spooky!! I love reading his tales from time to time.
Greetings from Uruguay!! It was very nice to hear you talk about Quiroga 😍 My favorite stories from him are "Nuestro primer cigarro" (our first cigarette), "Noche de edén" (Eden's night), and "Una taza de té" (a cup of tea).
You might also be interested in Marosa di Giorgio, she is another great writer and also a little crazy, from here.
This hit me right in the high school memories lol
Haha sorry! XD
Omg! so happy to see it, here in argentina its super popular, cuentos de la selva is amazing, id love to hear your thoughts on other writers such as Borges, Cortazar or Pizarnik. Amazing work!
Oh I have talked about Borges previously -- can't remember which video though. I read The Aleph and Other Stories, and I have Cortazar and Pizarnik's work at home, so I'm looking to get to those soon :)
Omg! Horacio Quiroga was one of my favourite authors growing up.Here in Argentina he is really well known and my dad used to read to me some if his tales. ("cuentos de la selva" was my favourite book as a child but then I got into his horror stories and just got obsessed over all of his work)
Another uruguayan here :)
Thank you so much for spreading a bit more Quiroga's work, since I believe he is quite unknown specially for non-latinamerican readers. I've read 'The Feather Pillow' when I was ten and you cannot imagine how many nightmares I suffered afterwards :D
Cheers! I'm surprised because his work is great! Lol I'm so glad I wasn't that young having to read that story -- leeches freak me out hahah
I am one of those latinamerican people who got traumatized by his stories when I was 8 years old. I could not sleep with a pillow until I was like 13 because of his short story "El almohadón de plumas" hahah
Hahaha damn the pain XD
Quirooogaaa i've been waiting for this video and i'm so glad it's here! 😀 thanks so much for posting the resources for English translations, i remember searching a long time ago and coming up short. i'm trying to convince my dad, who will retire this year, to do a modern translation of Tales of Love Death and Madness, because it's high time we got one! don't forget to fluff up your pillow ~
That's really nice content, it's nice to see some authors with familiar names, love from Brazil.
Came across your channel by accident and already finding you content really amazing.
Quiroga is something else. Had to read stuff by him as a teen in school, but I had been riding his stuff since my dad bought one of his compilation when I was like 10. The decapitated chicken is so ingrained in my mind I can recall its story and get the chills just by thinking, even if it has been years since I've last read it.
priceless laughter thank you
Cheers! :D
it's always nice to see a person talking about a book of other nationalities/languages since most channels speak about english books (which is not bad), but variation is great.
p.s this is coming from an actual spanish speaker...
The Latin Edgar Allen Poe.
Also love seeing black women talk about books. Could listen all day.
As a self-proclaimed city slicker I definitely relate to your laughing fit at 10:30 💀 The only thing scarier than the bottom of the ocean and outer space to me is the great outdoors LOL
Thanks so much for such a detailed and informative video on this author! I will definitely add him to my list ♥
When you describe his stories it reminds me of Edogawa Renpo, maybe it's the Poe conection.
Stephen king is the king of horror but Horacio Quiroga is part of the foundation of horror story telling along side with lovercraft and poe...Greetings from Colombia South America.
Your look in this video is giving me new defense against the dark arts teacher vibes ❤
im from south america and i had to read the feather pillow for school too when i was around 12 😭😭🥴🥴
pd: amazing video! loved it
Thanks for watching!! Lmao I would have been scared out of my mind reading it that young XD
It is nice to hear your voice and learn about horror from around the world. Last tkme, I immediately read Machado de Assisi and it was marvelous. So thank you ❤
I love that you highlight international authors. You've brought so many authors to my attention and I'm grateful. Your channel is a pure delight and a breath of fresh air.
This is awesome, I'm so fascinated by Uruguay and really want to visit/migrate there someday!! I'll have to add these stories to my reading list and the books that people in the comments here are recommending :) 🇺🇾
always nice to learn about latin american writers
You should read Machado de Assis. He is a brazilian classic, he is so good we call him o Bruxo do Cosme Velho (Wizard from Cosme velho - the name of the place he lived). People usually start with Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas. :D
Great video, as a Latin American I totally appreciate your interest and your efforts to correctly pronounce their names
15:55 I have OCD, which includes pure OCD where I get disturbing and distressing intrusive thoughts that can definitely be violent like forking someone’s eye haha. Intrusive thoughts are really normal and happen all the time btw, it’s only a problem for someone like me because the amount of thoughts and the nature of them make it really overbearing and distressing - they also manifest as things you’re very sensitive or triggered by oof. Anywho great video, I love learning about horror authors!
we also had el almohadón de plumas as required reading here in colombia! i remember it being creepy (to say the least) but i actually don’t remember exactly what happens, and watching you talk about it, i should re read it. Also thank you for your vids and for talking about latinamerican authors! it’s great seeing other people discovering them
This is sich an interesting video! I really enjoyed your take on Quiroga’s work! I’m from Argentina and I would love to here your thoughts on other classics from Latin America.
Hey! Good video and the information was 10/10. Just a recommendation about the pronunciation of the main name of Horacio: the -g- of Quiroga is pronunced like -ga- not -ha-. Keep doing great!
Thank you for watching and the correction, will try to keep that in mind for the future :)
Hmmm I feel like I got indirectly spoiled by this video on the feathered pillow, but I'm still intrigued o.O like based on all of her comments, I think is easy to predict the final revelation but it's fine.
I’d never heard of Quiroga before. This was a really interesting video! 😮
Glad to hear that! Thank you so much for watching! :D
So looking forward to your thai horror video!! I was just searching the internet for thai horror books and I don't know why but I couldn't find anything??? So, yeah, thank you in advance
Ooh this is lovely! Always up for my horror recs! And absolutely love your sweater and shirt combo, I’m a big fan of collared shirts! Also just love your energy. I turned in a rough draft of my longest research paper today and this was the first video I watched after turning it in and it brought me so much joy! You are amazing and such an inspiration to me!
Aaah thank you so much Sophie, that's incredibly sweet of you :) I'm very happy that I was able to add some joy to your day and well done on handing in that draft!! Cheers! :D
very interesting, will defo look into his books. I heard about him in spanish class, but forgot about it. thanks for the recommendation :) also your outfit is *chef's kiss*
Thanks! Always like a new direction to go . Have just requested, The decapitated chicken, and other stories , from one of my library sources.
That's lovely to hear! I hope you'll enjoy it! :)
Omg how am I just seeing this? I'm Uruguayan and he was from my hometown Salto
Jungle tales is for kids but equally as horrifying and morbid as his other works
aah that’s so cool!!
@@augustine9371 it's really weird to see some of his kid's tales that out of nowhere describe in excruciating detail how someone was bleeding and injured
had never heard of him before, but i am intrigued so might check out some of his work. such a great video as always 🙌cheers lovely 🧡xx
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Ella, thanks so much for always watching! :) xx
Love from México 🇲🇽♥️
another amazing video essay~ thank you so much seji!
Ahh thank you so much!! :D
My last name is Quiroga. My life is quite similar to Quiroga's (suicides, mental and physical illnesses run in the family), but no, we're not related. However, people keep asking that! :) Super happy you're reviewing him! Do you like Julio Cortázar?
Oh is Quiroga a common last name? I haven't read anything of Cortázar, but would love to try out hopscotch :)
@@TheArtisanGeek it's not that common in Latin America, but I do know it comes from Spain. If you are going to read Cortázar, start with Bestiario. It is a book with many short stories and it is a great way to start getting to know him :)
Oh this is one of my favorites authors
He's great!!
"I am such a domesticated person"
Oh, this. This is a mood.
OMMMGGGGGGG im from Uruguay and this is great, thanks for the video
Cheers! ;D
I really enjoyed this video, more horror literature please! ❤️
Yess coming right up! ;)
oh wow I'm so early!! yay a new vid :D
Hope you'll enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching! :)
but tbh i can't wait "the flies of excitement were buzzing through my brain" ick
Oh yes, I remember this from high school, can't wait to hear your thoughts :)
Hope you enjoyed the video! :)
Quiroga, the ga sound is not Quiroha... it is ga, like in the word garden or garlic. Btw, he was born in my town.
the thumbnail was rlly well designed, it made me click. and wow what an interesting video!
Thank you very much!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :D
Latin American literature deserves love! If you would let me recommend, would you like to read Aurora by Carlos Fuentes? It's...bizarre let's leave it at that.
Haven't heard of that one, but I wrote it done in my notebook - thank you! :)
si!
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well that was cheerful
Love that you love horror
I don't know why, but I would love a collab between you and D'Angelo Wallace, doing a review about something, you guys are fantastic on reviews.
Cool vest! Did you knit it?
Thank you! And yeah, it's one of my recent freehand projects -- it's actually not even finished, the camera cuts right above of the edge lol
Uuu Polish? Classic or contemporary? I wonder what got translated.
Classic. Stefan Grabiński :)
He is the Poe of latin america.
What a sad life.
For sure
i think this comment section has become a place for the latin american kids that got traumatized during literature class.
lmaaoo
i get what you mean by "is a product of its time bc of the ableism" but, i think we have to consider, and i tell you this as a latino who grew with his books in school, i think i dont need to say that theres a lot of poor ppl here, and specially country side ppl. our farmer ppl cant be compared to farmers in usa since they, at least what they show in reality tv, series and movies, are usually ppl with money but racist background, bc, even if they are "poor" by usa's standars it doesnt really compare to our standars. rural ppl have to walk kilometers to go to school, a tiny school of idk, 20 kids in total. usually they're ppl who live all their life in those spaces and almost dont go to the city.
i think the word "ableism" cant apply here. yes. we latinos are more ignorant in a lot of stuff that you woke usa ppl. we dont need to get that recalled every time. we are trying to teach and learn more stuff. but stuff like "the r slur" or saying "these ppl are ableists bc how they treat or portray mental illness" it can even be problematic. poor ppl dont know or dont have the money to treat mental illness. magic thinking is still a common thing in country sides. the medical industry is still a privilege. so much ppl dies without treatment bc even if theres free health for some cases, they schedule you an appointment for 4 years in the future, when you need an urgent surgery now. theres a lot of untreated mental illness here.
schizophrenia or down's syndrome are not usually treated so there are still a lot of cases here where a person kills their entire family, or ppl get raped, bc of this. bc theres no money. bc theres no interest of the goverment to teach middle class or lower classes how these things works. schizophrenia not always looks like someone who takes pills and leaves a pretty life here.
yea, is gotten better since how i remember stuff 20 years ago. i remember i used to go to the feria (culdnt find the english translation, is just a food market of farmers, improvised on the street) and there was a known young man who always was around, he had down's syndrome, yes, we used to be kinda afraid, bc he was known to be sweet sometimes but sometimes he was very creep to girls. or there was always a guy walking around who always screams to ppl on the street, sometimes very friendly, sometimes kinda scary, but a well known "city character", theres this woman who always dances with a purse, theres this other man who uses a mask like a scarecrow and plays the flute very creepyly. they dont cause any harm, but theres always someone who said they got attacked by them, so you can say hi to them dont be too close.
life's like that here. im just tired of gringos saying we are ableists bc how we live our lives.
dont take this as a hate comment tho, i still like your takes and videos, im just giving you context on how we live here