Anderson Imbert, Enrique and Florit, Eugenio.
Literatura latinoamericana: Anologia e introduccion historica
. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960. The historical introductions are helpful in placing Quiroga within the context of the predominant literary trends and personalities of this time.
Benavidez, Washington.
Horacio Quiroga: Cuentos escogidos
. Montevideo: Ediciones de la banda oriental, 1978. Includes a good selection of stories with brief critical commentary about each.
Bratesevich, Nicolas A.S..
El estile do Horacio Quiroga en sus cuentos
. Madrid: Editorial Gredos, S.A., 1973. An emphasis on the critical reading of the stories with particular attention to their structure and tone.
Flores, Angel.
Aproximaciones a Horacio Quiroga
. Caracas: Monte Avila Editores, 1976. A valuable book of critical essays by some of the foremost scholars of Quiroga. Covers all aspects of Quiroga’s writings. Also contains exegeses of and commentaries on several specific works, including “A la deriva”.
France, Jean.
Horacio Quiroga: Cuentos escogidos
. New York: Pergamon Press, 1968. A text book of Quiroga’s stories. Includes a good introduction in English, a selected glossary (Spanish-English), and vocabulary notes for each story. The stories are in Spanish but the many notes make it a far easier task for the student to read. Does not include “El hijo’’.
Gomez-Gil, Orlando.
Historia critica de la literatura hispanoamericana
. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. A useful volume to provide background information on the literary movements which surrounded and influenced Quiroga.
Lazo, Raimunde.
Horacio Quiroga: seleccion segun orden cronologico; estudio preliminar y notas criticas e informativas
. Mexico: Editorial Porrua, S.A., 1968. Contains excellent and extensive critical and biographical information in its introduction. The notes for each story are too sketchy to be of any real value, but they, with the chronological presentation give an excellent overview of Quiroga’s works. Includes “Manual del perfecto cuentista’’ and “Ante el tribunal”.
Peden, Margaret Sayers.
The Decapitated Chicken and other Stories by Horacio Quiroga
. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1976. Invaluable as one of the few English translations of some of Quiroga’s stories. Includes both “Drifting” and “The Son”. Contains a good cirtical introduction. Translations tend to be very literal but can be quite happily used with students.
Rodriguez Monegal, Emir.
El desterrado—vida y obra de Horacio Quiroga
. Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, S.A., 1968. Invaluable to an understanding of the life and work of Quiroga. Very complete and fascinating to read. Contains a good, concise chronology of Quiroga’s life and works. Provides excellent insights into the man and his art.