Cuentos de muerte y de sangre

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Cuentos de muerte y de sangre (1915), translated as "Tales of Death and of Blood," is a collection of short stories by Argentine novelist and poet Ricardo Güiraldes. The work combines Güiraldes' sophisticated literary style with his deep affection for his native land and its traditional themes. Güiraldes, born in 1886, is best known for his novel Don Segundo Sombra, which offers a poetic interpretation of the gaucho, the cattle herder of the Argentine pampas.1

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…its traditional themes, as in Cuentos de muerte y de sangre (1915; “Tales of Death and of Blood”) and Xaimaca (1923; “Jamaica”). In Don Segundo Sombra, the work considered his masterpiece, he combined poetic description of country life with a subtle portrayal of the cattleman Don Segundo, a re-creation of…
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…its traditional themes, as in Cuentos de muerte y de sangre (1915; “Tales of Death and of Blood”) and Xaimaca (1923; “Jamaica”). In Don Segundo Sombra, the work considered his masterpiece, he combined poetic description of country life with a subtle portrayal of the cattleman Don Segundo, a re-creation of…
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