Horacio Quiroga’s short story “The Son” transports us to the heart of the Misiones jungle on a hot summer day. The story centers on the relationship between a widowed father and his teenage son, who has grown up in this jungle environment, learning to navigate its beauties and dangers. As the young boy embarks on … Read more
“Cat in the Rain” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that tells the story of an American couple staying at a hotel in Italy. During a rainy afternoon, the wife is attracted to a cat she sees in the rain from the window of their room. Her interest in the feline leads her to … Read more
“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1843, that delves into the dark recesses of the human mind. The tale, narrated in the first person, follows a protagonist who insists on his sanity as he tells the events surrounding his cohabitation with an older man. The story centers on the … Read more
Summary of “Happy New Year” (Feliz ano novo) by Rubem Fonseca Rubem Fonseca’s short story “Happy New Year” (Feliz ano novo) is a work that immerses the reader in a stark urban reality, presenting a bleak portrait of Brazilian society in the mid-1970s. The story follows three main characters: Pereba, Zequinha, and the narrator, who … Read more
Summary of “The House Made of Sugar “The House Made of Sugar” (La casa de azúcar) by Silvina Ocampo is a tale that, through a dense and suggestive narrative, poses a game of mirrors between reality and fiction, identity and transformation. The story, narrated in the first person by Cristina’s husband, a woman besieged by … Read more
The Veldt is a short story by Ray Bradbury, published on September 23, 1950, in The Saturday Evening Post. The story follows George and Lydia Hadley, a couple living in a fully automated house that handles all their needs. The center of the home is a virtual reality nursery that materializes the thoughts of their children, Wendy and Peter. When the room constantly projects a disturbing African savannah inhabited by lions, Lydia suspects something is wrong. As they investigate, the parents discover that technology and children’s imaginations can become uncontrollable.