The Dead Man (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Horacio Quiroga
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: Paraná Valley near Misiones, Argentina
- Principal Characters: The man
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Farms, farmers, or farming, Accidents, Death or dying, Argentina or Argentineans, Wounds or injuries, Fencing or fencers, Knives
- Locales: Argentina
The Story
An unnamed farmer is working in his banana plantation as usual, clearing space with his machete. Satisfied with his progress, he decides to rest before finishing. As he usually does, he plans to cross a barbed wire fence and stretch out on the nearby grass. This time, however, things go terribly wrong. He accidentally trips and falls, landing on the ground. He is in the position he intended but notices that his machete is in a strange position: half of it protrudes from his shirt, under his waist. Trying to look around, he realizes that the other half of the machete...
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