Horacio Quiroga

Writer

Born

December 31, 1878 · Salto, Uruguay

Died

February 19, 1937

Quiroga was born in Uruguay, but he went to Argentina in 1901, to live and work. His life was marked by a series of tragic events : his father had died in an accident with a rifle, briefly after that he lost his eldest brother and his stepfather in another accident. In 1900 he lost his best friend in an accident with a pistol ànd his wife committed suicide. In 1937, Quiroga learned that he was seriously ill and committed suicide.