Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Horacio Quiroga El almohadón de plumas Horacio Quiroga El almohadón de plumas y otros cuentos ILLUSTRATIONS Ricardo Peláez Goycochea GR N/A Horror / Classics 9786070138423 6¾" x 9" / 22 pp $11.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Short Stories / Horror GR N/A Horror / Classics / Feelings and Emotions 9789585928954 5½" x 8½" / 22 pp $11.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Short Stories / Horror Alicia begins her married life with the cold embrace of solitude. She passes her days in that enormous house, and at night, unwittingly, she sleeps with death. In this story, Horacio Quiroga shows us anxiety, horror, and pain right alongside the overwhelming beauty that is so characteristic of his work, now with images as troubling as they are intriguing. A selection of short stories organized chronologically from Quiroga’s first publications. These stories confirm what Pablo Ramos states in the prologue: “This is not a book for boys, rather it is for giants, for the explorers of the wildest jungle: the timeless soul of a human being.” The Big Feather Pillow and Other Stories The Big Feather Pillow AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER 293 CLASSICS