(ENG) Next translation: Horacio Quiroga

For the next science fictions translated by Ana and sam, we will translate a few stories by Horacio Quiroga. Quiroga was born in 1878 in Salto, Uruguay. Quiroga wrote many fantastical stories, but we will focus on a few that have more of a science fiction theme: "El Vampiro", "El Retrato", and "El Hombre Artificial"

In finding these science fiction stories, I am using as my guides three excellent books:

Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain
edited by Andrea L. Bell, and Yolanda Molina-Gavilán
http://www.upne.com/0819566330.html

The Emergence of Latin American Science Fiction
Rachel Haywood Ferreira
http://www.upne.com/0819570819.html

and
Latin American Science Fiction Writers: An A-Z Guide
edited by Darrell B. Lockhart

http://books.google.com/books/about/Latin_American_Science_Fiction_Writers.html?id=zI7rVx-dHtUC

I also have to thank The Ometeca Institute for guiding me in the direction of Latin American sci fi, and also for allowing me to review Ferreira’s book (one of the things that got me started in the first place.)

http://www.ometeca.org/HTML/journal/ome30.htm



-sam smiley