Some of the best-known Latin American authors' stories are The feather pillow, The Aleph, The Axolotl or The trail of your blood in the snow.
The stories in Latin America have been passed down for generations to tell their stories and traditions. In the same way, the new Latin American authors continue to write stories with real and fictional stories.
The stories Are short stories created by one or more authors that may be based on real or fictional facts. The plot is made up of a small group of characters and a simple plot.
In this article we attach a list of short stories by Latin American authors.
Featured stories by Latin American authors
The feather cushion - Horacio Quiroga
Horacio Quiroga was an Argentine storyteller of the late nineteenth century. His stories deal with nature but adding fearsome features, being known as the Edgar Allan Poe of Argentina.
In the story The feather pillow , Quiroga tells a story of newlyweds in which the woman becomes ill, but no one imagines the reason for her illness.
The Aleph - Jorge Luis Borges
Another of the best-known authors of the late nineteenth century in Argentina is Jorge Luis Borges. He is also notable for being one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
The Aleph Has become a work of worship for many readers, where Borges poses the inability of the human being to face eternity. It is a book that attends to several interpretations and it emphasizes the irony of the author
The Axolotl - Julio Cortázar
Julio Cortázar has been another of the great writers of Argentine literature. He has been considered one of the most innovative authors of his generation.
In The Axolotl Tells the story of a man who every day will see the Axolotl in the aquarium, because he believes that he can understand what they think by just looking them in the eye, so he thinks that he can also be one of them.
The trail of your blood in the snow - Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
In his compilation of 12 stories, pilgrims can find the story of The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow Which tells the story of a young couple and the tragedy of their honeymoon.
The guards - Juan José Arreola
Juan José Arreola was a Mexican writer Of the early twentieth century. He is considered one of the most important authors of the fantastic contemporary story in Mexico.
The interpretations to this book are multiple and it is very difficult to distinguish what is its main theme. But all scholars of literature agree that it is a critique of industrialized societies and their governments.
The logo - Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Julio Ramón Ribeyro is a great Peruvian writer who is included within the Generation of 50. He is one of the best storytellers in Latin American literature.
In the story of The insignia Tells the adventures of a man who finds a badge in the trash and the things that happen to him after finding it.
Lonely Hearts - Rubem Fonseca
Rubem Fonseca is a Brazilian author and screenwriter. He is not a well-known author in Spain despite the great quality of his works.
In the story of Lonely Hearts , Tells how a less-than-accomplished chronicler gets a job in a loving consultancy, where he leads our reporter to write publications under a female pseudonym.
Tell them not to kill me! to???? Juan Rulfo
Juan Rulfo, another great author of the Mexican Generation of 50, exposes in this story the struggle of class inequality.
This story is included in the compendium of short stories The Burning Plain , First published in 1953.
It is a story that calls to think because it exposes to where the man is capable of revenge, when he is convinced that revenge is the only solution.
The crocodile - Felisberto Hernández
It is the best known work of the Uruguayan author Felisberto Hernández. The crocodile tells the nomadic life of a piano player who travels around the world.
He is dedicated to crying to get what he wants, hence the name of the crocodile because his tears are false.
The jorobadito - Roberto Arlt
This tale contained in the first publication of Roberto Arlt, an Argentine writer, deals with the problems of evil and incommunication in confession.
It reports on the problems that arise in bourgeois society and the marginalized ones that arise due to the problem of industrialization. Through this story he tries to find an outlet for those marginalized in society.
The meat - Virgilio Piñera
This Cuban writer of the twentieth century tells us the terrifying story of the paradox where eating is dying.
The characters themselves are eating parts of their body which prevents them from maintaining social relationships.
Through the story surrealistic images are formed that point to a cannibal satisfaction of the body itself.
In memory of Paulina - Adolfo Bioy Casares
This Argentine writer awarded several prizes, in his story tells the story of Don Adolfo, when he realizes that he is in love with Paulina.
But Paulina will end up falling in love with another and Don Adolfo will travel the world to forget his beloved. The problem was when he returned from his journey and discovered the bitter truth of what had happened.
Telephone calls - Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño is a Chilean writer who belongs to the infrared movement. In this love story, lovers end their relationship through a phone call, and when years later they are rediscovered, they are different and fail to rekindle the flame of love, and a tragic event happens.
Better to burn - Clarice Lispector
One of the few recognized Latin American authors of the twentieth century tells the story of Clara, a girl who decides to become a nun by the pressure of her family. In the convent his life is torture and he decides to leave it
Punk Girl - Rodolfo Fogwill
This Argentine tale has become a cult tale, which tells the story of an Argentine traveler and a punk girl in London. The play offers a fun insight into your love affair.
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